PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson De Santo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Kilmartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Santo
vs
Kilmartin

174 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson De Santo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Kilmartin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Santo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kilmartin tries to escape but De Santo is in control.
De Santo working the body and head with strikes.
Kilmartin pushes De Santo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Santo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kilmartin's legs.
De Santo trying to control the action but Kilmartin is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kilmartin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilmartin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but De Santo is staying active.

De Santo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kilmartin scores with a head kick.
Kilmartin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kilmartin blocks a head kick by De Santo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Santo instigates a clinch.
De Santo misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santo.
Kilmartin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kilmartin pushes off an throws an elbow but De Santo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kilmartin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kilmartin misses with an elbow strike.

De Santo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kilmartin uses from the top position.
De Santo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilmartin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santo controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin advances position into side control!
De Santo tries to buck Kilmartin off but Kilmartin is having none of it.
Kilmartin trying to control the action but De Santo is working from the bottom.
Kilmartin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
De Santo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Santo keeps working.
Kilmartin wants to stand but De Santo has his arm trapped.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kilmartin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santo. That did some damage!
Kilmartin throws a nice head kick!
De Santo blocks a head kick by Kilmartin.

De Santo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kilmartin looks gassed!
De Santo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilmartin is retaining full guard.
Kilmartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Santo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilmartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin is looking to stand up but De Santo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kilmartin is pulling down on De Santo's head to control his posture.
De Santo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Santo wants to control from the top but Kilmartin keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Kilmartin.
De Santo keeps the fight on the outside.
De Santo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilmartin tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Santo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson De Santo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kilmartin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilmartin looks to clinch

and De Santo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilmartin won't be happy with that.
Kilmartin is trying to buck De Santo off.

De Santo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kilmartin to his feet.
De Santo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilmartin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Santo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Santo tries to clinch there but Kilmartin circles away.
Kilmartin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kilmartin wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Kilmartin.
De Santo moves in looking to clinch but Kilmartin pushes him off.
Kilmartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Santo fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilmartin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson De Santo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilmartin stuffs the takedown.
Kilmartin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santo. That did some damage!
Kilmartin lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilmartin tries to clinch but De Santo moves out of range.
Kilmartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmartin tries to clinch but De Santo is having none of it.
Kilmartin tries to clinch but De Santo moves away

and De Santo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Santo.
De Santo prevents Kilmartin from getting back to his feet.
Kilmartin looking to control.
De Santo prevents Kilmartin from getting back to his feet.
Kilmartin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilmartin is looking to stand up but De Santo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Santo is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kilmartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmartin throws and low kick but De Santo moves out of range easily.
Kilmartin moves in looking to clinch but De Santo pushes him off.
De Santo fails with an attempt to clinch.

De Santo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Santo showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilmartin is looking for a sweep. De Santo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin is refusing to be controlled, as De Santo sits in half guard.
Kilmartin is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilmartin keeps working.
Kilmartin wants to control but De Santo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Santo stops Kilmartin from getting back to his feet.
Kilmartin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kilmartin wants to sweep here but De Santo controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Santo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kilmartin swivels and escapes.

De Santo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Santo trying to control from half guard but Kilmartin is working away.
De Santo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilmartin wants to get back to his feet.
Kilmartin is trying to maintain the position but De Santo is very close to passing his half guard.

De Santo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kilmartin sees it coming and defends easily.
De Santo controlling the action here.
Kilmartin is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson De Santo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kilmartin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Santo blocks a head kick by Kilmartin.
Kilmartin lands with a kick to the temple. De Santo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Terry Kilmartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilmartin!
Kilmartin tries to close the distance and clinch but De Santo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

De Santo feints and as Kilmartin raises his hands in defense, De Santo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Santo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kilmartin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kilmartin is looking to stand back up but De Santo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kilmartin.

De Santo stands up out of the half guard.
De Santo tries to clinch there but Kilmartin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kilmartin gets caught flat footed, as De Santo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson De Santo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilmartin wants to stand and escape but De Santo is having none of it.

De Santo gets to his feet - Kilmartin follows without any prompting.
De Santo throws a head kick but Kilmartin moves out of range.
Kilmartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmartin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Santo.
Kilmartin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Santo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilmartin. De Santo shrugs it off though.
De Santo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilmartin doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santo circles away.
A head kick misses from Kilmartin.
Kilmartin tries to clinch but De Santo moves away

so De Santo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Santo stops Kilmartin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmartin controls De Santo momentarily but De Santo frees himself.
Kilmartin wants to stand up but De Santo is controlling him.
Kilmartin keeping full guard, as De Santo tries to pass.
De Santo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilmartin closes the distance looking to clinch

and De Santo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo trying to control but Kilmartin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmartin controls De Santo momentarily but De Santo frees himself.
De Santo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Santo stops Kilmartin from standing up.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Santo tries to clinch up.
De Santo avoids the head kick by Kilmartin.
A head kick misses from Kilmartin.
Kilmartin delivers a nice body kick.
De Santo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilmartin as he jumps to the side.
Kilmartin cracks the inside of De Santo's front leg.
De Santo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilmartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmartin scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilmartin tries to clinch there but De Santo circles away.

De Santo gets the takedown into side control.
Terry Kilmartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson De Santo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmartin misses with a strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson De Santo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Santo, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson De Santo!