PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syrian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robo Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Santos
vs
Cop

192 cm
23
277 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Syrian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robo Cop!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Robo Cop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cop scores with a jab to the body.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cop.
Santos throws a series of punches but Cop avoids them all with ease.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cop.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Cop avoids nicely.
Cop scores with a jab.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Cop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cop misses with a hook.
Cop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cop thows a body shot but no joy.
Robo Cop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cop scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Cop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Cop throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Cop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cop thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Cop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cop blocks a head kick by Santos.
Cop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cop connects with the punch.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Cop blocks the body kick.
Santos avoids the body shot from Cop.
Cop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syrian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to clinch up
enabling Cop to counter with a crisp jab.
Cop misses the shot to the body.
Cop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Cop misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Cop.
Cop lands a lovely overhand right.
Cop clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cop's head backwards.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cop as he jumps to the side.
Cop throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Cop.
Cop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cop pushes him off.
Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos tries to clinch up but Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cop thows a body shot but no joy.
Cop stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop avoids the head kick by Santos.
Cop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Cop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Cop misses with a wild combination.
Santos dives in and grabs Cop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cop pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Cop, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Cop against the cage but Cop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos wants to clinch but Cop slips to the side
and Cop counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Cop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cop takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robo Cop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cop lands a slapping body shot.
Santos throws a series of punches but Cop avoids them all with ease.
Cop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Santos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cop throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Cop misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Robo Cop has been cut.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cop counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Cop scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cop misses with a looping right.
Syrian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Cop.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cop pinned against the cage. Cop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Cop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Cop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No joy there for Cop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Cop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos slips a straight right by Cop.
A punch combination from Cop misses.
Cop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cop stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syrian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos looks to clinch
and Cop counters with a stiff right hand.
Cop misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cop. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Cop moved out of range nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. 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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cop.
Santos throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
Cop leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Cop misses.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cop.
A big right from Santos misses.
Cop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cop wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos wants to clinch but Cop slips to the side
and Cop counters with a stiff right hand.
Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cop counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Cop to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cop swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Cop fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santos, into his guard.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cop's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syrian Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robo Cop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Santos tries to bum rush Cop with a series of wild strikes but Cop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Cop blocks nicely.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Cop's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cop turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.
Cop won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
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.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Santos looking to control.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Santos lands a left and a right that send Cop crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Cop moves out of range easily.
Santos lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cop - he's out on his feet here! Santos follows up with another monster hook that separates Cop from consciousness! Cop falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Santos stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Syrian Santos!