PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syrian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Santos comes into the arena with The Black Lodge blaring out of the sound system. Syrian Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Santos
vs
Santos

193 cm
24
252 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
277 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Syrian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syrian Santos manages to avoid it.
Syrian Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patrick Santos. That's going to slow Syrian Santos down.
Patrick Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Syrian Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick Santos moves out of range easily.
Patrick Santos misses with a low kick as Syrian Santos jumps back.
Patrick Santos connects with a body shot.
Patrick Santos slips a straight right by Syrian Santos.
Patrick Santos cracks Syrian Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patrick Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Patrick Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Syrian Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Syrian Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patrick Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Syrian Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Patrick Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syrian Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patrick Santos cracks Syrian Santos with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syrian Santos looks gassed!
Syrian Santos avoids the head kick by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syrian Santos.
Patrick Santos throws a series of punches but Syrian Santos avoids them all with ease.
Syrian Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patrick Santos.
Nice cross by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos is looking to slow Syrian Santos down with leg kicks.
Syrian Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patrick Santos, right into the meat.
Patrick Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patrick Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Syrian Santos's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos cracks the inside of Syrian Santos's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Syrian Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patrick Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patrick Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Patrick Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Syrian Santos seems unphased.
Patrick Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos is looking to wear down Syrian Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Santos works the jab nicely.
Patrick Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syrian Santos manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Patrick Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Patrick Santos lands a head kick. Syrian Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Patrick Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.

Patrick Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Patrick Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Syrian Santos is retaining full guard.
Patrick Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Syrian Santos has wrist control.
Patrick Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Patrick Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Syrian Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Patrick Santos wants to control but Syrian Santos is keeping him busy.
Patrick Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patrick Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Patrick Santos taking a breather here.

That's four 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.
Patrick Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Patrick Santos is staying tight to Syrian Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Patrick Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Syrian Santos sprawls well. Syrian Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patrick Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Syrian Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Syrian Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Patrick Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Patrick Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syrian Santos can do to turn this around?
Patrick Santos 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.
Patrick Santos takes Syrian Santos's back.
Patrick Santos thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Patrick Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Syrian Santos pushed the leg off.

Patrick Santos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick Santos trying to control.
Patrick Santos has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Syrian Santos.

That's two 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.
Good control from Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos is trying to control but Syrian Santos is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Patrick Santos controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Patrick Santos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Syrian Santos looks to land a combination but Patrick Santos avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrian Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Patrick Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Patrick Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Syrian Santos misses with a double jab
and Patrick Santos counters with a left to the body.
Syrian Santos misses with the combination.
Syrian Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Syrian Santos circles away.
Patrick Santos feints and then cracks Syrian Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Syrian Santos down.
A good leg kick by Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patrick Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Syrian Santos really felt that one!
Syrian Santos is breathing heavily.
Patrick Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patrick Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Patrick Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Syrian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Syrian Santos. That did some damage!
Patrick Santos lands a front kick.
Patrick Santos misses with a straight left.
Patrick Santos connects with a body shot.
Syrian Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Syrian Santos misses with a double jab
and Patrick Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Patrick Santos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Patrick Santos looks to throw the jab but Syrian Santos is out of range.
Syrian Santos moves away from the strike by Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Patrick Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Syrian Santos avoids the body shot from Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos keeps Syrian Santos at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Syrian Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patrick Santos.
Patrick Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Patrick Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syrian Santos.
Patrick Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Syrian Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syrian Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Syrian Santos.
Syrian Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patrick Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Patrick Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patrick Santos.
Syrian Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patrick Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syrian Santos moves away.
Patrick Santos scores with a leg kick.
Patrick Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patrick Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syrian Santos.
Patrick Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patrick Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patrick Santos lands the left hand.
Patrick Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Patrick Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Syrian Santos did well to prevent Patrick Santos getting side control.

Patrick Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Patrick Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Santos stops Syrian Santos from getting back to his feet.
Patrick Santos trying to control from Syrian Santos's half guard. Syrian Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrian Santos keeping full guard, as Patrick Santos tries to pass.
Patrick Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Patrick Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Syrian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patrick Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Santos.

Patrick Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick Santos throwing strikes here but Syrian Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patrick Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25

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