PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Alejandro Uriza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alejandro Uriza
vs
dos Santos

173 cm
23
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Alejandro Uriza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alejandro Uriza's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alejandro Uriza trying to control but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alejandro Uriza tries to kick dos Santos off but dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Alejandro Uriza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos is taking a breather. Alejandro Uriza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos thows a huge punch but Alejandro Uriza dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza is looking to escape.
dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alejandro Uriza is trying to defend but dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alejandro Uriza trying to control from the bottom.

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.
dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alejandro Uriza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alejandro Uriza is doing well to control the position and prevent dos Santos from advancing to side control.
Alejandro Uriza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dos Santos's back!
Alejandro Uriza controlling the position well here. dos Santos rolled but Alejandro Uriza kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
dos Santos trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza controls the action.
Alejandro Uriza is looking to control dos Santos but dos Santos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Alejandro Uriza is trying to stick to dos Santos's back but dos Santos is turning into Alejandro Uriza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alejandro Uriza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by dos Santos.
dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alejandro Uriza has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but dos Santos has passed into side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alejandro Uriza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alejandro Uriza is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Alejandro Uriza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Alejandro Uriza takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Alejandro Uriza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alejandro Uriza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos Santos staying out of range there.
Alejandro Uriza misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Alejandro Uriza which made him look bad.
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alejandro Uriza's waist but Alejandro Uriza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
dos Santos wants to clinch

and Alejandro Uriza moves into the clinch.
dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jesus Alejandro Uriza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael dos Santos.
dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alejandro Uriza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dos Santos is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to pull guard but Alejandro Uriza won't allow it.
dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Alejandro Uriza.

dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alejandro Uriza wants to control but dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Alejandro Uriza is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos.
Alejandro Uriza blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza wants to control but dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alejandro Uriza is doing well to control the position and prevent dos Santos from advancing to side control.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Alejandro Uriza is working from the bottom.
Alejandro Uriza trying to control but dos Santos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alejandro Uriza tries to close the distance and clinch but dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alejandro Uriza circles away quickly and effectively.

dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alejandro Uriza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
dos Santos prevents Alejandro Uriza from escaping the position.

dos Santos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alejandro Uriza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in dos Santos's guard! Nice work there by Alejandro Uriza!
Alejandro Uriza preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Alejandro Uriza stands up from dos Santos's guard - Alejandro Uriza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alejandro Uriza wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alejandro Uriza but Alejandro Uriza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rafael dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro Uriza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alejandro Uriza wants it to stay on the feet.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Alejandro Uriza tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alejandro Uriza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Alejandro Uriza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alejandro Uriza wants to clinch.
dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Alejandro Uriza's head back.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alejandro Uriza is looking to clinch but dos Santos is avoiding it.

Alejandro Uriza has managed to clinch.
Alejandro Uriza is stalling here.
Alejandro Uriza throws an elbow but it misses.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Alejandro Uriza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alejandro Uriza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alejandro Uriza lands an elbow just above dos Santos 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alejandro Uriza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alejandro Uriza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.

It looks like Rafael dos Santos has been cut.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alejandro Uriza walks away with a smile on his face. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Alejandro Uriza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alejandro Uriza tries to clinch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Alejandro Uriza wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.

dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alejandro Uriza!
dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Alejandro Uriza is blocking nicely.
Alejandro Uriza is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Alejandro Uriza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alejandro Uriza tries to control the position but dos Santos now has his back.
dos Santos is trying to stick to Alejandro Uriza's back but Alejandro Uriza is turning into dos Santos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in dos Santos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alejandro Uriza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza is looking to stand up but dos Santos won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alejandro Uriza is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alejandro Uriza moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.

Alejandro Uriza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alejandro Uriza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alejandro Uriza misses with an elbow strike.
Alejandro Uriza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Uriza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alejandro Uriza lands a nice elbow.
Alejandro Uriza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jesus Alejandro Uriza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael dos Santos.
Alejandro Uriza misses with an elbow over the top.
Alejandro Uriza lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Alejandro Uriza stalling in the clinch.
dos Santos tries to pull guard but Alejandro Uriza holds him up against the cage and eventually dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alejandro Uriza throws an elbow but misses.
dos Santos fails to pull guard.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Alejandro Uriza.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alejandro Uriza.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Alejandro Uriza.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
dos Santos fails to pull guard.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Alejandro Uriza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alejandro Uriza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Alejandro Uriza.
dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alejandro Uriza walks away with a smile on his face. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alejandro Uriza but Alejandro Uriza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alejandro Uriza wants to land a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range.
dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Alejandro Uriza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alejandro Uriza lands a nice shot to the body.
Alejandro Uriza throws a low kick, looking for dos Santos's leg but dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Alejandro Uriza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alejandro Uriza looks to clinch

and dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Alejandro Uriza didn't expect that.
Alejandro Uriza keeping full guard, as dos Santos tries to pass.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Alejandro Uriza keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Alejandro Uriza.
I think Alejandro Uriza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jesus Alejandro Uriza!

The fight ends as a draw!