PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Mito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thi Santanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mito might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mito
vs
Santanna

170 cm
27
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiberio Mito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thi Santanna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santanna misses with a series of wild punches.
Mito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiberio Mito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santanna pinned against the cage. Santanna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santanna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mito.
Mito looks for a takedown but Santanna sprawls well.
Mito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Santanna.
Santanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mito.
Santanna avoids the head kick by Mito.
Santanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mito throws a head kick but Santanna moves out of range.
Santanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mito manages to avoid it.

Mito takes the fight into the clinch.
Santanna working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santanna.
Mito is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberio Mito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mito has Santanna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santanna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mito has Santanna pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mito pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santanna tumbling to the mat - Mito dives into Santanna's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santanna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mito!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mito because Santanna loaded up on that one.
Mito tries to hold on but Santanna postures up.
Mito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Santanna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santanna lands with some strikes.
Santanna controlling from the full mount.
Santanna prevents Mito from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mito holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santanna tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Santanna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santanna raining down shots from the mount!
Santanna prevents Mito from getting the reversal.
Santanna throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Santanna blocks Mito's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santanna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mito tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna trying to control but Mito is having none of it.
Santanna sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santanna sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santanna tries to control but Mito wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santanna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Santanna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santanna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mito misses with a wild body shot.
Mito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Mito is rocked!
Mito slips under a jab from Santanna.
Oh Mito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santanna looks to land a left hand but Mito moved out of range nicely.
Santanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mito.
Mito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santanna misses with a right hand
and Mito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santanna looks to throw the jab but Mito is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mito ducks under a wild hook from Santanna.
Santanna misses with a looping right.
Santanna misses with a straight left.
Santanna misses with an uppercut. Mito saw that one coming.
Santanna misses with a looping right.
Mito seems to have got his legs back now.
Santanna misses with an uppercut. Mito saw that one coming.
Mito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santanna moves away.
Santanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Santanna thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mito shoots in and gets a takedown into Santanna's guard.
Mito trying to control the position from guard on top but Santanna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna looking for a sweep. Not yet Santanna, not yet.
Santanna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santanna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santanna throws a big elbow that misses.
Santanna throwing strikes but missing.
Mito looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mito's guard.
Santanna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santanna is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santanna trying to control the action but Mito is working from the bottom.
Mito trying to control from the bottom.
Santanna performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mito is looking to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thi Santanna.
Santanna throws a lazy uppercut
and Mito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santanna's knee momentarily.
Mito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santanna. Mito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santanna missing with a left hand there. Mito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mito.
Mito lands a nice looking body shot.
Santanna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thi Santanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mito tries to clinch but Santanna is having none of it.
A combination from Santanna does no damage.
Mito thuds his right hand into Santanna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Santanna. No joy for Mito on that attempt.
Mito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santanna moves away.
Santanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santanna misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mito looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santanna wants to get back to full guard.
Santanna manages to get to full guard.
Mito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santanna throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mito trying to control the position from guard on top but Santanna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thi Santanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santanna as he avoids it easily.
Santanna misses with a hook. Mito ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Santanna.
Mito looks to land a left hand but Santanna moved out of range nicely.
Santanna misses with a looping right.
Mito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santanna.
Mito tries to clinch there but Santanna circles away.
Santanna looks to throw the jab but Mito is out of range.
Mito lands with an uppercut that bounces Santanna off the cage and back into range.
Mito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santanna throws a body punch but Mito moves out of range.
Santanna swats away the attempt to clinch by Mito.
Santanna's corner calls for a 1-2. Santanna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santanna lands with an uppercut that bounces Mito off the cage and back into range.
Santanna scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mito throws a leg kick but Santanna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mito looks to score with a jab to the body but Santanna is just out of range.
Santanna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mito at a distance.
Santanna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santanna tries to move into range but Mito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mito shoots in for a double leg but Santanna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mito moves away from the strike by Santanna.
Mito looks to score with a jab to the body but Santanna is just out of range.
Mito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santanna.
Mito tries to score with a low kick but Santanna moves his leg out of the way.
Mito misses with a body kick.
Santanna scores with the left hand. Mito knows he should have avoided that one.
Santanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Mito is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santanna loads up on a big right hand but Mito slips the punch.
Mito swings for the body but Santanna moves out of range.
Mito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santanna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santanna lands with an uppercut that bounces Mito off the cage and back into range.
Santanna moves out of range as Mito strikes.
Mito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santanna but Santanna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberio Mito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santanna.
Santanna throws an overhand right that lands on Mito's shoulder, as Mito tries to avoid the shot.
Mito misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Santanna misses its intended target.
Santanna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santanna lands a head shot.
Santanna misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Mito is just out of range.
Mito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santanna.
Mito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santanna as he avoids it easily.
Santanna misses with an uppercut. Mito saw that one coming.
Santanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Mito is just out of range.
Santanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mito.
Santanna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mito.
Mito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santanna thuds a left hand into Mito's body.
Mito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Mito.
Santanna tests Mito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santanna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mito moves out of range as Santanna strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mito misses the shot to the body.
Mito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santanna.
Santanna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mito. Mito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mito looks to land a body kick but Santanna moved away.
Santanna misses with a body shot.
Santanna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mito misses with a wild body shot.
Mito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mito manages to avoid it.
Mito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santanna throws a body punch but Mito moves out of range.
Thi Santanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mito shoots in but no luck this time.
Mito misses the shot to the body.
Santanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thi Santanna really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mito throws an overhand right that lands on Santanna's shoulder, as Santanna tries to avoid the shot.
Santanna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mito.
Santanna misses with a looping right.
Mito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santanna throws out the jab.
Santanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santanna misses with a hook.
Mito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santanna is able to avoid easily.
Santanna looks to land a left hand but Mito moved out of range nicely.
Mito misses with a wild combination.
Santanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santanna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santanna wants it to stay on the feet.
Mito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Mito.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mito throws a big shot that misses.
Santanna looks to land a left hand but Mito moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santanna as he jumps to the side.
Santanna tests Mito's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santanna.
Mito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mito throws a leg kick that misses.
Santanna throws a good cross that connects.
Santanna misses with an uppercut. Mito saw that one coming.
Mito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santanna lands a hook that stumbles Mito back into the cage. Santanna follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mito to the canvas! Santanna pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mito has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thi Santanna! Thi Santanna retains his lightweight title!