PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arther Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sleep comes to the cage accompanied by Van Halen JUMP. This should be fireworks!

Sleep
vs
Santos

180 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arther Sleep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleep throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sleep throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Sleep misses with a looping left.
Sleep scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Sleep.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sleep to score with a decent uppercut.
Sleep lands a jab.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Sleep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sleep!
Sleep thows a body shot but no joy.
Sleep throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Sleep shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleep misses with a looping right.
Sleep misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Sleep.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sleep counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleep circles away quickly and effectively.
Sleep misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Sleep will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Den Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sleep misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sleep moves out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sleep avoids them all with ease.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Sleep looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sleep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sleep scores with a nice head shot.
Sleep scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Sleep seems unphased.
Santos sizes up Sleep with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos swinging wildly here.

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.
Sleep throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sleep scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sleep's hands.
Sleep is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sleep is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Sleep.
A jab from Sleep misses.
Sleep is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Sleep lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Sleep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sleep.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Sleep fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sleep sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sleep on the side of the head.
Santos throws a right and a left that Sleep avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab from Sleep.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sleep.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sleep avoids them all with ease.
Sleep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sleep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sleep lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sleep scores with a jab to the body.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Sleep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Sleep throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sleep counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Sleep bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleep.
A jab lands there for Sleep.
Sleep is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos lands with a hook. Sleep tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sleep loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos misses with a combination
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleep lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos defending well as Sleep loads up on a big left hand.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Sleep shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sleep won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Sleep goes for an armbar but Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Santos.

Sleep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Arther Sleep will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sleep slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sleep throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Sleep misses.
Sleep connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sleep tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sleep stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sleep.
Sleep throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sleep misses with a straight left.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sleep.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sleep moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Sleep misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Sleep will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleep throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santos duly obliges.

It looks like Arther Sleep has been cut.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Sleep is rocked!
Sleep lands an overhand right.
Oh Sleep is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Sleep seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleep circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Sleep counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Sleep misses with a straight left.
Sleep lands with a cross.
Sleep throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Sleep thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos misses with a double jab
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Sleep backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Sleep with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos scores with a jab. Sleep acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sleep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sleep throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sleep misses.
Sleep is looking to clinch.
Sleep misses with a hook.
Arther Sleep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleep misses with an uppercut.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sleep dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Sleep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleep circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sleep has managed to clinch.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Sleep shoots in.
A jab from Sleep does it's job there.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sleep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Sleep catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Sleep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sleep avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Sleep.
Sleep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sleep.
Sleep cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleep.
Den Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sleep blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleep scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos throws a right hand that Sleep ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleep also avoids with ease.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sleep counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Sleep throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Sleep.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sleep lands a jab to the nose.
Den Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleep throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sleep is defended easily by Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arther Sleep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Sleep throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arther Sleep's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santos moves out of range as Sleep strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sleep.
Sleep lands a slapping body shot.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sleep fails to land the takedown.
Sleep thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sleep lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Sleep shoots in.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleep throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sleep does it's job there.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with the combination.
Sleep bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Sleep keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arther Sleep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sleep scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sleep throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.

Sleep gets a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sleep does it's job there.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sleep counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Sleep to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Sleep misses its intended target.
Sleep fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sleep throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos throws a hook but Sleep blocks it.
Sleep connects with a looping right hand.
Sleep just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Sleep looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws a right and a left that Sleep avoids nicely.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Sleep's shoulder, as Sleep tries to avoid the shot.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sleep misses with a takedown
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sleep.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sleep slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sleep connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos misses with a combination
and Sleep counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos tries to bum rush Sleep with a series of wild strikes but Sleep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Sleep counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four 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.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sleep lands with a nice body punch.
Sleep scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Sleep rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Sleep.
Sleep defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Sleep loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos throws a hook but Sleep blocks it.
Sleep looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Sleep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Sleep misses.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sleep finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Sleep scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Den Santos.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Den Santos!