PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandalf Mithrandir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mithrandir
vs
Santos

194 cm
21
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gandalf Mithrandir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Mithrandir throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mithrandir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santos is looking to slow Mithrandir down with leg kicks.
Mithrandir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Mithrandir pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Mithrandir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mithrandir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Mithrandir clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Mithrandir pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mithrandir's sensitive parts.
Mithrandir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Mithrandir saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Mithrandir down.
Mithrandir is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mithrandir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mithrandir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mithrandir moves away.
Jake Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mithrandir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Santos cracks Mithrandir with a big right hand and Mithrandir goes down!

Mithrandir is rocked!
Santos postures up in Mithrandir's guard and throws a big left but Mithrandir blocks it.
Oh Mithrandir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mithrandir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mithrandir seems to have got his legs back now.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mithrandir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mithrandir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mithrandir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mithrandir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mithrandir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mithrandir's sensitive parts.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mithrandir.
Nice body punch from Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithrandir taking a breather.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mithrandir.
Mithrandir trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mithrandir into the cage.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos working Mithrandir over with knees to the body.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mithrandir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Mithrandir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Mithrandir tries to tie him up.
Mithrandir slows down the pace here.
Santos works on Mithrandir's body with a couple of short punches.
Mithrandir letting Santos take a breather here.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Mithrandir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Mithrandir blocks it.
Santos works on Mithrandir's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Mithrandir misses with an elbow strike.
Mithrandir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Santos.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mithrandir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Mithrandir.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mithrandir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos stalls.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mithrandir trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santos landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Santos dominated that round.
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 darts in and clinches Mithrandir up against the cage.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Mithrandir's ribcage. Mithrandir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mithrandir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mithrandir throws a knee to the head but misses.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos closes the distance but Mithrandir moves to the side

and Mithrandir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mithrandir has denied him.
Mithrandir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Mithrandir manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mithrandir throws an elbow but misses.

Mithrandir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Santos clinches.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Mithrandir.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mithrandir gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws a leg kick but Mithrandir moved away.
Mithrandir moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Mithrandir blocks a jab.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mithrandir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the body from Santos misses

and Mithrandir counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos working aggressively here.
Mithrandir avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mithrandir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mithrandir misses with an elbow over the top.
Mithrandir misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Mithrandir.
Mithrandir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mithrandir moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Mithrandir closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Mithrandir down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santos. Mithrandir shrugs it off though.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Mithrandir down.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jake Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mithrandir's sensitive parts.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mithrandir.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mithrandir avoids it.
Santos lands a body shot.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mithrandir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos thumps Mithrandir with a low kick.
Mithrandir takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos feints and then cracks Mithrandir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mithrandir down.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos is looking to slow Mithrandir down with leg kicks.
Mithrandir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mithrandir rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Mithrandir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mithrandir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Mithrandir persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gandalf Mithrandir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mithrandir. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mithrandir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Jake Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos cracks Mithrandir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santos works over Mithrandir's head and body with a nice combination.
Gandalf Mithrandir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Mithrandir.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mithrandir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Santos clinches.
Mithrandir is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mithrandir has his back to the cage.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mithrandir, pushing him back against the cage.
Mithrandir managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos working Mithrandir over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Mithrandir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Mithrandir seems unphased.
Mithrandir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Mithrandir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mithrandir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos works Mithrandir's body with a nice hook.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Mithrandir's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Mithrandir.
Mithrandir lands a nice elbow.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Mithrandir wants to clinch.
Mithrandir clinches but Santos breaks the clinch
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Santos tests Mithrandir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Santos.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Santos lands but Mithrandir takes it in his stride.
Mithrandir takes one to the chin there.
Mithrandir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Santos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mithrandir goes down! Can Santos finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos prevents Mithrandir from getting back to his feet.
Mithrandir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mithrandir keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Mithrandir is keeping the position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mithrandir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gandalf Mithrandir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mithrandir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jake Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos thuds a left hand into Mithrandir's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30

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