PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 3579 p4p, 4331 weight class) and Aldemir Santos (ranked 519 p4p, 584 weight class). Aldemir Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Kramer's chin.

Kramer
vs
Santos

197 cm
19
214
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
205
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldemir Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Santos lands.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos tries for a takedown but Kramer circles away easily

and Kramer counters by clinching up.

Kramer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santos can't fight it off and eventually Kramer manages to take the fight to the floor. Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kramer defends well.
Kramer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kramer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kramer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!

Kramer has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.

Kramer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos pushes down on Kramer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
Santos is looking to advance position but Kramer won't allow it.
Kramer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kramer looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Kramer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kramer!
Kramer is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Kramer is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Kramer has given up his back here. Will Santos look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Santos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kramer is defending well though. Santos let's go of the attempt for now.

Kramer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Santos.
Kramer tries to escape the position.

Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Kramer is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer turns into Santos and is now in his guard.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kramer's guard.

Kramer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
Santos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kramer.
Santos controls the position.

Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kramer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kramer is working hard here to advance position.
Santos is working Kramer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santos wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kramer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kramer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kramer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kramer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aldemir Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A jab lands there for Santos.

Kramer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kramer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aldemir Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kramer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.

Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kramer tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kramer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kramer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kramer is trying to improve his position.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.
Kramer tries to improve position but can't.
Santos trying to control the action but Kramer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kramer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos prevents Kramer from improving his position.

Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kramer, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kramer!
Kramer sneaks back into half guard.
Santos trying to control the pace.

Kramer looking for submissions off his back.

Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos controlling the action here.
Santos is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Santos jumps into side control!

Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kramer is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Kramer manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos is trying to control. Kramer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aldemir Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kramer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Kramer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santos throws a right hand that Kramer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kramer also avoids with ease.
A big left from Santos misses.
Kramer attempts a counter takedown but Santos avoids it well and moves away.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Kramer tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.

Kramer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kramer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Santos to regain full guard.
Santos controls Kramer momentarily but Kramer frees himself.
Kramer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kramer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kramer has Santos in his guard.

Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kramer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kramer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kramer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Santos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kramer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos tries to control but Kramer wriggling away.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer working to try and regain half guard.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kramer's face.
Kramer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos trying to control but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Santos tries to control but Kramer wriggling away.
Kramer tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos trying to control but Kramer is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldemir Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos wants to stand but Kramer is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kramer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Kramer working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kramer can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldemir Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldemir Santos!