PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelista Santos looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Santos
vs
Aldo

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos scores with the left hand. Aldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Santos.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo misses with a combination
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Santos lands.
Aldo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Santos.
Aldo throws a body kick the misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo misses with the body kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aldo misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aldo scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Aldo misses
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos lands a head kick. Aldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelista Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Aldo takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo misses with the body kick
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Santos counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Santos.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Aldo misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos scores with a hook.
Aldo throws a leg kick
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evangelista Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

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