PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermainet Twymanj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Twymanj
vs
Santos

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Nice elbows
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jermainet Twymanj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Twymanj misses with the combination.
Twymanj misses with a kick to the body.
Twymanj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Twymanj fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Twymanj looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Twymanj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Twymanj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Twymanj tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Twymanj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twymanj is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twymanj trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

Santos is looking for a triangle here but Twymanj uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Santos misses with a strike from the bottom.
Santos is looking for a sweep.

Twymanj thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Twymanj is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Twymanj drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Twymanj is breathing heavily.
Santos wants to break free but Twymanj has control.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Twymanj breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Twymanj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos throws a right hand that Twymanj ducks under and follows up with a left that Twymanj also avoids with ease.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.

Twymanj shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Twymanj was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Twymanj manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos wants to get back to full guard but Twymanj has passed into side control.
Santos regains half guard.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Twymanj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Twymanj wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Twymanj stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos keeping busy on the bottom but Twymanj has passed one foot through into half guard.
Twymanj trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Twymanj knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is looking to control Twymanj's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Twymanj counters with a leg kick.
Antonio Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Twymanj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Twymanj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Twymanj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Twymanj!
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Twymanj thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Twymanj takes the fight into the clinch.

Twymanj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Twymanj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Twymanj misses.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twymanj misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Santos throws a combination that misses

and Twymanj counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Santos regains half guard.

Twymanj is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Twymanj is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Twymanj controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Twymanj is defending well.
Santos stalling away here and it's allowed Twymanj to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Twymanj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos trying to control but Twymanj is working from the bottom.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Twymanj is proving hard to escape from.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Santos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Twymanj tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Santos!