PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Yelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelton comes to the cage accompanied by "My Life" - The Game. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yelton
vs
Santos

178 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

193 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Yelton enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yelton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Yelton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos postures up.
Santos wants to control from the top but Yelton keeps moving.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yelton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yelton working a defensive guard here.

Yelton is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.

Yelton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Yelton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yelton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yelton keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos cracks Yelton with a solid left hand.
Santos trying to control but Yelton is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yelton working a defensive guard here.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santos trying to control but Yelton is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos advances position into side control!
Santos takes a little break here. Yelton wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelton is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Yelton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yelton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yelton to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yelton to see if he's OK.
Santos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yelton!
Yelton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yelton hang on?

Yelton is rocked!
Yelton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Yelton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos drops a big elbow. That's hurt Yelton! More shots from Santos and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Santos!