PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Crack

193 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Crack!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crack thinking.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crack.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crack loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Crack misses with a few strikes there.
Santos swings for the body but Crack moves out of range.
Crack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bill Crack has been cut.
A jab from Crack finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crack moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crack counters with a straight right hand.
Santos takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.
Crack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos is looking to wear down Crack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crack looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crack.
Crack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crack. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crack.
Crack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miguel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a body punch but Crack moves out of range.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Crack.
Santos cracks Crack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crack misses with a straight left.
Crack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crack doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crack thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Crack misses.
Crack misses the body punch
and Crack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crack looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice hook to Crack's body. Crack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crack wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crack walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Jab by Santos.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos lands a jab to Crack's midsection.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Jab by Santos.

Crack is rocked!
Santos misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos digs a good body shot into Crack's ribs.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Crack is just out of range.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crack. Crack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That has opened up Bill Crack's cut even more.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Crack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crack on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Crack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Crack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miguel Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos cracks Crack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crack throws a big shot that misses.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Crack's head but Crack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crack scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos staying out of range there.
Crack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Crack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Crack needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Crack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crack walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Crack is breathing heavily.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crack on the side of the head.
Crack is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos leaves Crack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Crack swinging wildly here.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Crack misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Crack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Santos punishes Crack's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Crack's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos lands with a right hand.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Crack might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Santos has got the better of the exchanges.
Santos cracks Crack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The cut above Bill Crack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Crack should have avoided that one.
Santos swings for the body but Crack moves out of range.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Crack is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Crack has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miguel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Crack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crack seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos digs a good hook to Crack's body.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crack can do to turn this around?
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crack.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Crack misses with a looping left.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Crack is just out of range.
A punch combination from Crack misses.
Crack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crack at a distance.
Santos throws a body punch but Crack moves out of range.
Crack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crack doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.

Bill Crack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crack at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Crack's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Crack throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crack avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos throws a body punch but Crack moves out of range.
Santos throws a jab when Crack was well out of range.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Crack misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crack doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Crack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Crack backpedaling.
Bill Crack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crack doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Santos.
Crack tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill Crack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miguel Santos!