PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jesus dasilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dasilva
vs
Santos

170 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

180 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jesus dasilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dasilva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dasilva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
dasilva works his way into full mount!

dasilva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by dasilva.
dasilva misses with a head shot.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding dasilva's attempts to control the action.
dasilva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dasilva prevents Santos from getting the reversal.

dasilva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Santos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Santos shrugs it off.
dasilva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
dasilva tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
dasilva controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dasilva tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
dasilva unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
dasilva looking to finish with strikes here!
dasilva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
dasilva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
dasilva working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but dasilva is having none of it.
Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

dasilva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
dasilva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
dasilva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dasilva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Santos can't escape the position.
dasilva with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
dasilva landing punches.
dasilva working Santos over with strikes here.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but dasilva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jesus dasilva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santos tries to clinch up but dasilva circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but dasilva avoids it.
jesus dasilva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a one two combo.

It looks like jesus dasilva has been cut.
Anderson Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dasilva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

dasilva lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! dasilva takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Santos is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Santos has been cut.
dasilva looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can dasilva finish him?
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick but dasilva moves out of range.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dasilva.
dasilva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

dasilva decides to stand back up. dasilva steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

dasilva shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dasilva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
dasilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

dasilva gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.

dasilva closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
dasilva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasilva looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
dasilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
dasilva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

dasilva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos closes the distance but dasilva moves to the side

and dasilva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santos!
dasilva cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
dasilva wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
dasilva looking to control and managing it successfully.
dasilva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva controlling his opponent.
dasilva raining down shots from the mount!
dasilva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dasilva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
dasilva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
dasilva is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dasilva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
dasilva punishing his opponent with strikes.
dasilva scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
dasilva landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
dasilva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dasilva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dasilva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jesus dasilva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and dasilva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dasilva.

dasilva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

dasilva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

dasilva stands up from Santos's guard - dasilva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos throws a combination that misses

and dasilva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dasilva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

dasilva stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Santos shoots and misses

and dasilva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is staying active underneath dasilva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from dasilva.
dasilva moves nicely into side control.
dasilva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

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

dasilva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

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.

dasilva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
dasilva wants to stand but Santos has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
dasilva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
dasilva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dasilva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
dasilva lands a big elbow.
dasilva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
dasilva controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
dasilva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Anderson Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dasilva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
jesus dasilva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dasilva tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
jesus dasilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dasilva controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
jesus dasilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dasilva 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jesus dasilva!