PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echo Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Echo

191 cm
21
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

FNF Energy - Sale!
FNF Energy - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Echo Echo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Echo.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Echo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Echo wants it to stay on the feet.

Echo moves into the clinch.
Echo misses with a knee strike.
Santos tries to break free but Echo pushes him back against the cage.

Echo drags the fight down to the ground.
Echo wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Echo looking for a sweep. Not yet Echo, not yet.
Echo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Echo is proving a slippery customer.
Echo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Echo defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Echo is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Echo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Echo is aware though and is defending well.

Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Echo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Echo decides to return to a standing position.
Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Santos.
Echo wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Echo doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echo tries to clinch up.
Echo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Echo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Echo.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Echo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Echo throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Santos tumbling to the canvas!

Santos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Echo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Echo defends easily.

Echo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santos dives on top into guard.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Echo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos wants to control but Echo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Echo maintains control.
Echo scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
Echo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Echo is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Echo keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Echo wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.

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 will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echo trying to strike off his back.
Echo wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos lands a jab.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Echo.
Echo Echo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos digs a good hook to Echo's body.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Echo shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos lands a jab to Echo's midsection.
Echo walks into a left hand.
Echo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Echo Echo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Echo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Echo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Echo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Echo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Echo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Echo tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Echo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Echo closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Echo wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Echo looks to clinch
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos cracks Echo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Echo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Echo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Echo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Echo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Echo off to one side.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Echo backs away looking to recover.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Echo momentarily.
Echo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Echo backing up. Echo nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Echo ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos works Echo's body with a nice hook.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Echo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Echo won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Echo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Echo tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Echo parries the strikes from Santos easily there. Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Echo to escape.
Santos trying to control the action but Echo is working from the bottom.

Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Echo, who protects the arm well.
Echo gets back to half guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Echo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Echo tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Echo missing with punches from the bottom.
Echo is looking to escape.
Echo wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Echo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos lands a jab.
Santos scores with the left hand. Echo knows he should have avoided that one.
Echo tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Santos.
Echo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Echo walks into a jab.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Echo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Echo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Echo tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Echo to the ground. Echo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Echo closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Echo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Echo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Echo takes the fight into the clinch.
Echo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos connects with a right hand. Echo shakes it off.
Echo wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.

Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Echo trying to strike off his back.
Santos advances position into side control!
Santos wants to control but Echo is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Echo manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Echo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Echo wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Echo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Echo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is pressing down on Echo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Echo is holding on for now.

Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Echo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Echo pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Echo looking for submissions off his back.

Echo is kicking away at Santos from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Santos grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Echo trying to push Santos off... Echo taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Pablo Santos!
Pablo Santos is the new welterweight champion!