PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santos's choice of entrance music: Malandro é malandro. Carlos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Short's chin.

Short
vs
Santos

188 cm
22
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Happy Pills

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Short clinches.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A left hand lands to the body for Short.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.

It looks like Carlos Santos has been cut.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Short lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
Short stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Short really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Short is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Short.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Short has Santos pressed against the cage.
Short tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Short working Santos over with knees to the body.
Short stalling.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Carlos Santos's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Short.
Short lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Short lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Short.
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Short lands a knee to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Short putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Short landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Short tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Short.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Short lands a knee to the head.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Carlos Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Short lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Short scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Short looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Short lands an elbow inside.
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Short lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Short content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Short unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Short lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.

Carlos Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Short scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Short - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Short throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Short putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Short misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Short unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Short on the inside.
Short landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Short lands a knee to the head.

Santos is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Short!