PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Aarons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aarons
vs
Santos

190 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

209 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Aarons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aarons shoots in but no luck this time.
Aarons looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Aarons shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Aarons on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Aarons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aarons circles away.
Bo Aarons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aarons walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aarons's head.
Aarons looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Aarons throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aarons shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aarons swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aarons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarons shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Aarons shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Aarons with an uppercut!
Aarons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Aarons persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Aarons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aarons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos lands a head kick. Aarons smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aarons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aarons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Aarons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Aarons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Aarons looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Aarons fails with the takedown.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aarons on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Aarons looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aarons wants to clinch.
Aarons shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos works Aarons's body with a nice hook.
Santos stuns Aarons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aarons shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aarons on the side of the head.
Santos lands a body shot.
Aarons swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Aarons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aarons thinking.
Aarons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Aarons.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aarons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aarons takes one on the button.

Aarons is rocked!
Aarons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aarons pinned against the cage. Aarons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aarons misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Aarons's ribs.

Aarons gets a takedown into half guard.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos wants to clinch.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aarons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aarons there as he acknowledges the shot.

Aarons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aarons lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aarons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aarons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Aarons defends easily.

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

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Aarons defends easily.
Aarons wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Aarons defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aarons looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarons trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Aarons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Aarons defends easily.

Aarons stands up from Santos's guard - Aarons perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos jabs Aarons right on the nose. Aarons blinks but takes it well.
Bo Aarons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Aarons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Aarons sprawls well.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Aarons's ribs.
Aarons seems to have got his legs back now.
Aarons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aarons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aarons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aarons. That did some damage!
Aarons fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Aarons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aarons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aarons with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Aarons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Santos digs a good body shot into Aarons's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aarons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Aarons sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aarons misses with a combination

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aarons won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Aarons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aarons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aarons with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Aarons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aarons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aarons off to one side.
Aarons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Aarons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aarons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aarons moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Aarons shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Aarons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Santos.
Aarons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aarons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aarons shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Aarons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aarons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos jabs at Aarons's body.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aarons is out of range.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Aarons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aarons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aarons tries to control but Santos wriggling away.

Aarons with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aarons is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos gets back to full guard.

Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Aarons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aarons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Aarons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarons wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aarons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aarons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos keeping full guard, as Aarons tries to pass.
Aarons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Aarons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aarons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Santos pushes a forearm under Aarons's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Aarons is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Santos!