PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Del Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Del Angel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Santos
vs
Del Angel

173 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Del Angel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.

Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Del Angel is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Angel is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Angel avoid being mounted?

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Del Angel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos trying to control the action but Del Angel is working from the bottom.
Del Angel is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Angel won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Del Angel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos passes to side control.
Del Angel is not content to let Santos control the position.
An elbow from Santos crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Del Angel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Del Angel can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Angel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Del Angel's face as Santos controls the position.
Del Angel gets back to half guard.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santos throwing strikes here but Del Angel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Del Angel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Angel is looking to escape.
Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Santos wants to control the pace but Del Angel is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santos misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Angel.
Del Angel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos lands with a hook. Del Angel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andre Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Del Angel wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Del Angel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Angel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andre Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Del Angel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Del Angel is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos thows a huge punch but Del Angel dodges it nicely.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andre Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Angel is not content to let Santos control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Angel wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos passes to full mount!
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to control but Del Angel is having none of it.
Santos punching from mount but Del Angel doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head shot.
Santos wants to control the pace but Del Angel is squirming around nicely.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos looking to ground and pound but Del Angel is blocking nicely.
Del Angel is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Del Angel tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos punching from mount but Del Angel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos throwing strikes here but Del Angel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Del Angel bucks and avoids them well.
Del Angel wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Angel is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Del Angel tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Santos feints and as Del Angel raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos postures up in Del Angel's guard and throws a big left but Del Angel blocks it.
Santos wants to control from the top but Del Angel keeps moving.
Del Angel keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos passes Del Angel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Angel is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Angel keeps working.
Santos is really struggling to control Del Angel but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Del Angel is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Santos is trying to control. Del Angel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Angel can do to turn this around?

Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Del Angel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Del Angel is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Del Angel defending well.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Santos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Del Angel keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Angel working a defensive guard here.
Santos trying to control but Del Angel is working from the bottom.
Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Del Angel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Del Angel is in guard.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Angel is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Santos.

Del Angel moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Del Angel keeps him there for the moment.

Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diego Del Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Del Angel blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Andre Santos!

Andre Santos wins by unanimous decision!
Andre Santos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.