PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teo Santos (ranked 4070 p4p, 24787 weight class) and Daniel DC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying DC's choice of entrance music: Wolf Totem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel DC was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Santos
vs
DC

193 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
200
2 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel DC!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a body shot.
And DC tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Santos laying and praying for a moment but DC takes advantage and regains half guard.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos trying to control from DC's half guard. DC has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Santos throws a strike but DC rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos controls DC momentarily but DC frees himself.
Santos wants to sweep here but DC controlling him for the moment.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DC on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DC looks winded!
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but DC is one step ahead there.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but DC is proving a slippery customer.
Santos wants to stand up but DC is controlling him.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos has DC pulled in close to control his posture.
DC won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
DC postures up.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. DC takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DC seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but DC is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is working DC over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but DC is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is really struggling to control DC but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DC works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos trying to control but DC is working from the bottom.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DC works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos wants to control from the top but DC keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DC works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been informed that DC has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but DC is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DC not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DC has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos is working DC over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teo Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santos misses with an uppercut.

Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DC has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DC has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DC on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DC is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to DC's temple.
Nice strikes from Santos there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Teo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DC is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. DC knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
DC blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
DC is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but DC keeps working.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos wants to take a breather but DC is having none of it.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. DC knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
DC taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
DC has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos is nestled in close to DC, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
DC is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because DC is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
DC is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos wants to take a breather but DC is having none of it.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos working over DC with some ground and pound. DC looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
DC avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos thows a huge punch but DC dodges it nicely.
Santos slips a nice elbow through DC's hands, connecting with DC's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DC is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
DC on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos wants to take a breather but DC is having none of it.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DC can do to turn this around?
Santos controlling the pace.
DC is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos trying to control from half guard but DC is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DC wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos is trying to control. DC 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.

Teo Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
DC has his hands on Santos's head, controlling the position.
Santos trying to control but DC is working from the bottom.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos trying to control but DC is working from the bottom.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DC's head.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but DC is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is working DC over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DC's head.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to DC's brow.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos is working DC over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos trying to control but DC is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DC has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos working over DC with some ground and pound. DC looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
DC wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
DC is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Nice strikes from Santos there.
DC taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos wants to take a breather but DC is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DC is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Santos trying to control from half guard but DC is working away.
Daniel DC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Teo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teo Santos!
The defeated Daniel DC had this to say: 'Learn, grow and come back stronger. I will return'.