PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehel comes to the cage accompanied by The Dark Knight. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rehel
vs
Izecson dos Santos

190 cm
25
219 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rehel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Izecson dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Rehel misses.
Nice takedown defense from Rehel. No joy for Izecson dos Santos on that attempt.
Rehel tries to clinch but Izecson dos Santos moves out of range.
Izecson dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rehel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rehel throws a right and a left that Izecson dos Santos avoids nicely.
Rehel missing with a left hand there. Izecson dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rehel doesn't manage to clinch there - Izecson dos Santos circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Rehel as Izecson dos Santos shoots in.
Joel Rehel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos .
Rehel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Izecson dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rehel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rehel is trying to control Izecson dos Santos 's posture but Izecson dos Santos avoids it.
Rehel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Izecson dos Santos on the ground.
Rehel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izecson dos Santos is pressing down on Rehel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rehel is holding on for now.
Rehel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rehel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rehel tries to get out of the position.
Izecson dos Santos is trying to control. Rehel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Rehel.
Rehel tries to clinch up.
Rehel throws a lazy right hand but Izecson dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izecson dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rehel circles away.
Izecson dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Rehel.
Rehel throws the left hand but Izecson dos Santos avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rehel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Izecson dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Izecson dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rehel.
Izecson dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Izecson dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Rehel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slow jab from Rehel misses its intended target.
Rehel looks to land a combination. Izecson dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ricardo Izecson dos Santos has been cut.
Izecson dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rehel as he jumps to the side.

Rehel lands a left and a right that send Izecson dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Rehel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rehel is breathing heavily.
Rehel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rehel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rehel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izecson dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Rehel throws a right and a left that Izecson dos Santos avoids nicely.
Izecson dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Rehel.
Izecson dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rehel's waist but Rehel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Izecson dos Santos off to one side.
Izecson dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rehel tries to close the distance and clinch but Izecson dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rehel throws the left hand but Izecson dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Joel Rehel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rehel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That has opened up Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's cut even more.
Rehel throws a one two combo.
Rehel stuffs the takedown attempt from Izecson dos Santos . Izecson dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Izecson dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Rehel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Izecson dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rehel sprawls well. Rehel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Izecson dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Izecson dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rehel.
Joel Rehel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rehel misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Rehel misses.
Izecson dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Izecson dos Santos dives in and grabs Rehel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rehel pushes down on Izecson dos Santos 's head and hops out.
Rehel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rehel throws a series of punches but Izecson dos Santos moves out of range.
Rehel leaves Izecson dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rehel is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Rehel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's cut.
That's time! Rehel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rehel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Izecson dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Rehel missing with a left hand there. Izecson dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joel Rehel is winning the standup battle so far.
Rehel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rehel fails to land with a series of punches.
Izecson dos Santos dives in and grabs Rehel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rehel pushes down on Izecson dos Santos 's head and hops out.
Izecson dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rehel.
Izecson dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Rehel.
Izecson dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Rehel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehel slaps away a takedown attempt from Izecson dos Santos , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rehel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Izecson dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Rehel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Izecson dos Santos .
No luck for Izecson dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Joel Rehel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos .
Izecson dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rehel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rehel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rehel missing with a left hand there. Izecson dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rehel tries to clinch up but Izecson dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Izecson dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rehel defends it nicely.
Rehel tries to bum rush Izecson dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Izecson dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Izecson dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rehel but Rehel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rehel throws a series of punches but Izecson dos Santos moves out of range.
A left and a right from Rehel both land. Nice combination.
Rehel with a hook.

The cut above Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rehel misses with a series of wild punches.
Izecson dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rehel's waist but Rehel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Izecson dos Santos off to one side.
Rehel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rehel throws a lazy right hand but Izecson dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Izecson dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rehel's half guard.
Rehel trying to control but Izecson dos Santos postures up.
Izecson dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Izecson dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel is controlling Izecson dos Santos 's trapped leg to prevent Izecson dos Santos from advancing to side control.
Izecson dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Rehel is defending the position.
Rehel wants to improve his position but Izecson dos Santos is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rehel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rehel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Izecson dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Rehel passes into half guard.
Izecson dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Rehel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Rehel is looking for a kimura but Izecson dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rehel to get the leverage.
Rehel is trying to control the action in half guard but Izecson dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Izecson dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Izecson dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Rehel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rehel trying to advance position but Izecson dos Santos counters by regaining guard.
Rehel wanted to stand there but Izecson dos Santos had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Izecson dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rehel sprawls well initially but Izecson dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rehel is looking to improve his position.
Izecson dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Rehel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Izecson dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rehel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Rehel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rehel moves in looking to clinch but Izecson dos Santos pushes him off.
Rehel misses with a looping right.
Rehel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rehel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Rehel lands a left and a right that send Izecson dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Rehel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Izecson dos Santos is rocked!

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Izecson dos Santos 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joel Rehel!