PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Don Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Don Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Don Santos

195 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Don Santos!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Don Santos just misses with a punch to the body.

Don Santos drops Garcia with a beautiful combination! Garcia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Don Santos is looking for the KO!

Garcia is rocked!

It looks like Ronald Garcia has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Don Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Don Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Don Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Don Santos misses with the combination.

Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Don Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Don Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.

Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Don Santos dives on top into guard.

Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Don Santos has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Don Santos manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to bench press Don Santos off him but Don Santos keeps the position.
Garcia regains half guard.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Garcia looking for subs off his back but Don Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Don Santos pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don Santos tries to stand and escape but Garcia is controlling the position.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Don Santos wants to stand but Garcia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Don Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is pressing down on Don Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia has his foot on Don Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Don Santos works his way back into a safe position though.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Don Santos defends easily.
Don Santos wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Don Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Don Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Garcia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Don Santos has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Don Santos is going to stand back up.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Don Santos pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Don Santos escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Don Santos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Don Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Don Santos throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Don Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Don Santos throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Don Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Don Santos tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Don Santos keeps it at a distance.
Don Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Don Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Don Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don Santos throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Don Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Don Santos defends it nicely.
Ronald Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Don Santos throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Don Santos throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Don Santos looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Don Santos. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia moves forwards but Don Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Don Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Don Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Don Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Junior Don Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Don Santos misses.
Don Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Don Santos throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Don Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Don Santos gets caught napping as Garcia dives in and scores a takedown. Don Santos manages to retain guard.

Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Don Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Don Santos manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Don Santos's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Don Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.

Garcia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Don Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Garcia has Don Santos in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Garcia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Don Santos escapes and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Don Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Don Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Don Santos does no damage.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Don Santos sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Don Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Don Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Don Santos misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Don Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Don Santos misses with the combination.
No joy there for Don Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Don Santos misses with a double jab.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Don Santos shows good takedown defense.
Don Santos misses with a body shot.
Don Santos throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Don Santos misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Don Santos's waist but Don Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Don Santos looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Don Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Don Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Don Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Don Santos is defending the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Don Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Don Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
Don Santos is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Don Santos is defending well.

Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Don Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Ronald Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Santos wants to get back to his feet.

Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Don Santos sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four 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.

Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Don Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Don Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Junior Don Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Don Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.

Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Don Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

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