PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between adam kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

kidd
vs
Santos

195 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, adam kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Evangelista Santos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos rushes kidd and presses him up against the cage.
kidd looking to stall.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from kidd, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, kidd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos misses with some punches.
kidd blocking some punches.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on kidd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
kidd misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
kidd blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from kidd.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
kidd blocking some punches.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kidd lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos misses with some punches.
kidd controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos lands a right hand.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kidd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
kidd trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Santos has kidd pressed against the cage, preventing kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of kidd backwards.

It looks like adam kidd has been cut.
kidd is breathing heavily.
kidd stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
kidd lands a nice uppercut.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
kidd blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by kidd.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from kidd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
kidd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kidd takes a shot to the head.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by kidd.
kidd stalling in the clinch.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Santos.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Santos lands an uppercut.
kidd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, kidd throws an elbow but misses.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
kidd stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
kidd misses with an elbow strike.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of kidds head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
kidd lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. kidd obliges.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from kidd.
kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, kidd throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on adam kidd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kidd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos is looking to clinch but kidd is avoiding it.
Santos tries to clinch but kidd is having none of it.
kidd tries to clinch up.
kidd circles away from the clinch attempt
and kidd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
kidd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos tries to clinch

and kidd moves into the clinch.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos working aggressively here.
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.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
Evangelista Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
kidd is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now kidd has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
kidd looking to stall.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of kidd's head.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from kidd.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos pushes kidd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
kidd tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
kidd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
kidd stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
kidd misses with a knee to the head.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
kidd lands a left hand.
kidd blocking some punches.
A short right from kidd on the inside.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos gets through kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
kidd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by kidd.
kidd misses with a knee strike.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by kidd.
kidd wants to stall.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from kidd.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos avoiding damage as kidd throws knees to the body.
kidd blocking some punches.
kidd lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
kidd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
kidd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
kidd takes a shot to the head.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kidd throws an elbow but it misses.
kidd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
kidd slowing the pace effectively.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, kidd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos prevents kidd from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Santos.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
kidd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.

kidd manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by kidd or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that adam kidd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on adam kidd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

kidd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
kidd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos wants to clinch but kidd slips to the side

and kidd counters by clinching up.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos gets through kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
kidd pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos gets through kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
Santos slows down the pace here.
kidd pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kidd lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
kidd throws an elbow that misses.
kidd blocking some punches.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
kidd stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by kidd.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
kidd lands a body punch.
kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
kidd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
kidd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from kidd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
kidd scores with a knee to the head.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos misses with some punches.
kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kidd lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
kidd effectively controlling the action here.
kidd looking to stall.
kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by kidd.
kidd leaning against his opponent.
kidd blocks an uppercut.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos working aggressively here.
kidd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
kidd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
kidd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.

kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kidd circles away from the clinch attempt
and kidd counters with a nice kick to the body.

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

kidd moves into the clinch successfully.
kidd throws an elbow that misses.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos working aggressively here.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kidd blocking some punches.
kidd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by kidd.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
kidd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kidd stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of kidd backwards.
kidd is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to adam kidd.
I think kidd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... adam kidd!