PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Bromley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnaldo Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bromley
vs
Santos

191 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus Bromley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bromley blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos wants to clinch up but Bromley keeps it at a distance.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bromley avoids it really well and circles away.
Bromley blocks a head kick by Santos.
Bromley blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bromley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos lands a head kick. Bromley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arnaldo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bromley blocks the body kick.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bromley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bromley's best efforts.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Bromley is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Bromley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bromley is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to control Bromley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
Santos tries to get to full guard but Bromley has control of the leg.
Bromley not doing much here.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Bromley slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos wants to clinch up but Bromley keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bromley avoids the head kick by Santos.
Bromley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos tries for a takedown but Bromley circles away easily

and Bromley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bromley.
Markus Bromley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnaldo Santos.
Bromley preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bromley is stalling in the full guard.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bromley is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bromley wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos darts in trying to clinch

and Bromley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bromley won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Bromley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bromley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Santos has given up his back.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bromley is hanging on to Santos's back as he tries to escape.
Santos turns into Bromley and is now in his guard.

Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bromley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bromley has escaped and now he's on top!
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bromley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bromley defends well.
Bromley looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos is trying to keep Bromley in close.
Santos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bromley is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is pressing down on Bromley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bromley is holding on for now.

Santos is working for a kimura but Bromley is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Markus Bromley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bromley has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos shoots and misses

and Bromley counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos looking to control.
Bromley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bromley stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Bromley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bromley gets a takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bromley in particular looking to stall.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Bromley controlling the action here.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos trying to hold on to Bromley's head to control him but Bromley postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.

Bromley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bromley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santos wants to improve his position but Bromley is controlling well.

Bromley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
Arnaldo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Bromley postures up.
Santos gets back to full guard.
Bromley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Bromley isn't so interested in that idea.
Bromley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bromley wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bromley wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is looking to stand up but Bromley isn't so interested in that idea.
Bromley stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos misses with a takedown

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bromley dives into side control.
Bromley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bromley takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Markus Bromley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos being controlled for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Bromley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bromley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Bromley!