PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jockson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Be Touched. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jockson
vs
De Paiva Santos

178 cm
29
211 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos lunges at Jockson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jockson's hand.
Jockson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jockson moves out of range as De Paiva Santos strikes.
De Paiva Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Jockson tries to sprawl out of it but De Paiva Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jockson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

De Paiva Santos moves into the clinch.
De Paiva Santos gets through Jockson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jockson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jockson takes a swing at De Paiva Santos's ribcage but misses.
De Paiva Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jockson misses.
De Paiva Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jockson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Jockson tries to keep at a distance but De Paiva Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Paiva Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jockson's efforts to push away.
De Paiva Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Jockson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jockson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jockson ducks under a wild hook from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos slips a jab from Jockson.

De Paiva Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jockson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Paiva Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jockson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Paiva Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Jockson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jockson holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alex De Paiva Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Paiva Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jockson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

De Paiva Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jockson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Paiva Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Jockson has wrist control.
De Paiva Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Paiva Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Paiva Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jockson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos prevents Jockson from getting back to his feet.
De Paiva Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Paiva Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jockson's head.
De Paiva Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jockson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Paiva Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos preventing the sweep.

De Paiva Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Paiva Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jockson pulls De Paiva Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents De Paiva Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Paiva Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jockson on the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jockson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Paiva Santos ducks under a wild hook from Jockson.
De Paiva Santos looks to land a right hand but Jockson moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos shoots in for a double leg but Jockson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jockson takes a swing at De Paiva Santos's ribcage but misses.
Jockson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jockson avoids it really well and circles away.
Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex De Paiva Santos.
Jockson lands a nice hook to De Paiva Santos's body. De Paiva Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Paiva Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jockson throws a lazy uppercut
and De Paiva Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Jockson slips a jab from De Paiva Santos.
Jockson blocks a jab.
De Paiva Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jockson slaps away a takedown attempt from De Paiva Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rampage Jockson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Paiva Santos takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jockson.
De Paiva Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jockson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Jockson.
Jockson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from De Paiva Santos misses the target.
Jockson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jockson throws a hook to the side of De Paiva Santos's head but De Paiva Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from De Paiva Santos.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Paiva Santos throws the left hand but Jockson avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson throws a lazy right hand but De Paiva Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jockson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Paiva Santos.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Paiva Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jockson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos misses with a left hand
and Jockson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

De Paiva Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jockson.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a takedown.
Jockson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jockson cracks De Paiva Santos with a nice body shot.
Jockson blocking some punches.

Jockson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by De Paiva Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Paiva Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Paiva Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jockson pinned against the cage. Jockson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jockson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Paiva Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Paiva Santos looks to land a right hand but Jockson moved out of range.
De Paiva Santos misses with a hook
and Jockson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Paiva Santos is defended easily by Jockson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex De Paiva Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jockson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jockson moves out of range as De Paiva Santos strikes.
De Paiva Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Paiva Santos checks a leg kick.
No luck for De Paiva Santos with that takedown attempt.
De Paiva Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jockson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jockson does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jockson. De Paiva Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Paiva Santos throws a hook but Jockson avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as De Paiva Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jockson doesn't seem phased though.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight left.
Jockson sizes up De Paiva Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Paiva Santos misses the shot to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jockson counters with a straight right hand.
De Paiva Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jockson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jockson needs to keep his hands up - De Paiva Santos had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jockson takes one to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos loads up on a big right hand but Jockson slips the punch.
Jockson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Paiva Santos moves away from the strike by Jockson.
De Paiva Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jockson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jockson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Paiva Santos is just out of range.
De Paiva Santos throws a right hand that misses
and De Paiva Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jockson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Paiva Santos.
Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex De Paiva Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson loads up on a big right hand but De Paiva Santos slips the punch.
De Paiva Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jockson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jockson throws a jab when De Paiva Santos was well out of range.
Jockson scores with a one two! De Paiva Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jockson slips under a jab.
De Paiva Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jockson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Paiva Santos throws a looping overhand right but Jockson ducks down to avoid it.
Jockson slips a jab from De Paiva Santos.
Alex De Paiva Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos throws a body punch but Jockson moves out of range.
Jockson slips a straight right by De Paiva Santos.

Jockson gets caught napping as De Paiva Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Jockson manages to retain guard.
De Paiva Santos won't allow Jockson to sweep him here.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jockson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jockson is trying to keep De Paiva Santos in close.
Rampage Jockson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Paiva Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex De Paiva Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Paiva Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex De Paiva Santos!
Our winner, Alex De Paiva Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.