PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chumba Wumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delo Santos has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diego Delo Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wumba
vs
Delo Santos

180 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumba Wumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Delo Santos finds it's target.
Delo Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wumba.
Delo Santos misses with a body kick.
Delo Santos throws a right hand that Wumba ducks under and follows up with a left that Wumba also avoids with ease.
Wumba tries to close the distance and clinch but Delo Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delo Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wumba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wumba circles away quickly and effectively.
Wumba shoots in but Delo Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Delo Santos misses.
Delo Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delo Santos throws the left hand but Wumba avoids the punch easily.
Delo Santos with a jab.
Delo Santos with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wumba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Delo Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delo Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delo Santos throws a right and a left that Wumba avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wumba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delo Santos tries to bum rush Wumba with a series of wild strikes but Wumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Delo Santos does no damage.
Wumba tries to clinch but Delo Santos is having none of it.
Wumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delo Santos manages to avoid it.
Delo Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delo Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delo Santos throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wumba moves in looking to clinch but Delo Santos pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wumba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delo Santos sprawls well. Delo Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wumba gets slowly back to his feet.
Delo Santos tries to land a leg kick but Wumba saw it coming and moves away.
Delo Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delo Santos misses with a double jab
and Wumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delo Santos.
Wumba moves in looking to clinch but Delo Santos pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wumba clinches.
Delo Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wumba stalling the fight.
Wumba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delo Santos to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chumba Wumba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wumba trying to control the position but instead, Delo Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wumba into the cage.
Delo Santos lands with a right to the head.
Delo Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wumba has him pressed against the cage.

Wumba breaks the clinch.
Delo Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wumbas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Delo Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delo Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wumba is looking to clinch.
Delo Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Delo Santos wants to slow Wumba down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos scores with a one two! Wumba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Wumba rushes Delo Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wumba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Delo Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wumba shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delo Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wumba tries to clinch but Delo Santos moves out of range.
Delo Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delo Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Delo Santos does no damage.
Wumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delo Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Delo Santos dominated that round.
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.

Wumba rushes Delo Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wumba ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wumba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wumba has Delo Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
Wumba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delo Santos throwing strikes from guard but Wumba blocks nicely.
Wumba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wumba looking to control but Delo Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wumba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delo Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Wumba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wumba looking to finish Delo Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Delo Santos!
Wumba unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Delo Santos wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wumba celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumba Wumba!
Chumba Wumba made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing) in his post fight interview.