PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
Brown

191 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brownis looking to pass into half guard but Santos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Santos is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brown forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Brown lands a body punch.
Santos letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown takes one on the button.

Brown pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown jumps guard but Santos stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Santos decides to pull guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.

Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos is breathing heavily.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Brown just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Brown throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Brown misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown is looking to get to half guard.

Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.

Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brown is now in Santos's guard. A big mistake from Santos there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Brown trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to keep Brown in close.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Pablo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos jabs at Brown's body.

Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Brown wants to advance to full mount but Santos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Santos looking to control.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brown manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Pablo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown trying to control from Santos's half guard. Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown postures up.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pablo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mike Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

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