PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattheus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jorge Masvidal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Masvidal
vs
Santos

170 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Aggression Clothing
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattheus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Masvidal scores with a four punch combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos wants to slow Masvidal down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos misses with a leg kick.
Masvidal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masvidal moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masvidal misses with a low kick.
Santos throws out a leg kick but Masvidal moves out of range and Santos only half commits.
Masvidal tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Masvidal avoids the head kick by Santos.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Masvidal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Masvidal throws a shot to the body.
Masvidal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries to pull guard but Masvidal holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos gets control of Masvidal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Masvidal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Masvidal wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos tries to stand but Masvidal is controlling from the bottom.
Masvidal wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Masvidal being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Santos stands and steps away. Masvidal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masvidal.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masvidal tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masvidal throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masvidal cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Santos throws a head kick but Masvidal moves out of range.
A jab from Masvidal misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos lands a head kick. Masvidal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos throws a head kick that Masvidal semi-blocks.
Masvidal throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masvidal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a high kick!
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masvidal's calf.
Masvidal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Masvidal tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
No joy there for Masvidal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masvidal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santos.
Masvidal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos feints and then cracks Masvidal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masvidal down.
Masvidal misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masvidal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Masvidal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Mattheus Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Masvidal's torso.
A head kick from Santos lands but Masvidal takes it in his stride.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Masvidal in the body.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masvidal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that Masvidal semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Masvidal's front leg but catches the back leg as Masvidal tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Santos lands but Masvidal takes it in his stride.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Masvidal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Masvidal's front leg but catches the back leg as Masvidal tries to avoid it.
Masvidal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masvidal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masvidal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Masvidal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santos.
Jorge Masvidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Masvidal's front leg but catches the back leg as Masvidal tries to avoid it.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Masvidal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masvidal. That did some damage!
Masvidal misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masvidal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santos.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos lands a high kick!
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masvidal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos cracks the inside of Masvidal's front leg.
Masvidal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masvidal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masvidal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masvidal's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masvidal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masvidal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Masvidal takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masvidal's head.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masvidal swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Masvidal's torso.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masvidal's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos connects with a high kick.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattheus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Masvidal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos thumps Masvidal with a low kick.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masvidal.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masvidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masvidal. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masvidal.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masvidal's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santos. Masvidal shrugs it off though.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masvidal's calf.
Santos lands a head kick!
Masvidal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Masvidal in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Santos feints and then cracks Masvidal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masvidal down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masvidal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masvidal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Masvidal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masvidal. That did some damage!
Masvidal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masvidal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Santos thumps Masvidal with a low kick.
Masvidal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masvidal.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Masvidal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Masvidal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santos. Masvidal shrugs it off though.
Santos lands a head kick!
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos is looking to slow Masvidal down with leg kicks.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos cracks the inside of Masvidal's front leg.
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Masvidal takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Masvidal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos throws a head kick that Masvidal semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Masvidal down.
Mattheus Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Masvidal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos feints and then cracks Masvidal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masvidal down.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Masvidal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Masvidal takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Jorge Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mattheus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30

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