PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drake - The Ride ft. The Weeknd. John Hyde has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hyde
vs
Santana

215 cm
26
250 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Santana!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by Hyde which made him look bad.
Hyde scores with a jab. Santana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Santana closes the distance and pushes Hyde back into the cage.
Hyde tries to break free but Santana pushes him back against the cage.

Hyde manages to break the clinch.

Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hyde prevents it.
John Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Santana.

Santana pulls guard effortlessly.
Hyde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyde wants to stand and escape but instead Santana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hyde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hyde is keeping the position for now.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santana wants to pass the guard but Hyde is keeping the position.
Hyde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Santana 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.

Joel Santana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyde avoids it really well and circles away.

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Hyde.
Hyde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santana has him pressed against the cage.

Santana jumps guard and drags Hyde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santana pulls Hyde in to control the position.
Hyde wanted to stand there but Santana had control of the position.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyde's guard.
Hyde being controlled here, momentarily.
Hyde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joel Santana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana dodges the punch combination from Hyde.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Hyde shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Santana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santana rushes Hyde and presses him up against the cage.
Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hyde tries to break free but Santana pushes him back against the cage.

Santana jumps into guard, dragging Hyde to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hyde manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Santana gets to his feet. Hyde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santana forces Hyde back against the cage and clinches.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
Santana fails to pull guard.
John Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Santana.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Hyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyde tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Santana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyde to keep the fight standing.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Santana has Hyde pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyde tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Santana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyde prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana tries to score a body lock takedown but Hyde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Santana manages to break the clinch.

Santana moves into the clinch.

Santana jumps into guard, dragging Hyde to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hyde tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom.
Santana pulls Hyde in close to prevent any damage.
Hyde wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyde's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joel Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Hyde's brow.

Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyde avoids it really well and circles away.

Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyde trying to hold on to Santana's head to control him but Santana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Santana clinches up with Hyde and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.
Hyde is looking to break free of the clinch but Santana has double underhooks.
Hyde is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the cage.
Santana prevents Hyde from breaking the clinch.

Santana has hold of one of Hyde's legs. Hyde is fighting the takedown attempt but Santana gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Hyde working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Hyde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hyde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hyde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santana looking to control.
Santana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santana controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyde?
Santana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hyde that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santana avoids the attempt from Hyde to control.
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyde?
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Santana looking for a guillotine from mount but Hyde is having none of it.
Santana controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a couple of short strikes.
Hyde taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Santana looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Hyde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Santana!