PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arthur Faulk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Santos's chin.

Faulk
vs
Santos

189 cm
21
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Santos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Faulk throws a poor cross that misses

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Santos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Arthur Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faulk walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Faulk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faulk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Faulk.
Faulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a jab to Faulk's midsection.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faulk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk throws a leg kick

and Santos moves into the clinch.
Faulk looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Faulk avoids the damage to the body.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faulk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Faulk digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Faulk is blocking nicely.
Faulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faulk tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Faulk throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Faulk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faulk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Faulk presses Santos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faulk has his back to the ropes.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos prevents a body shot from Faulk.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk is trying to stall.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faulk is defending well for now.
Faulk misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.

It looks like Matt Santos has been cut.
Santos blocks a body shot from Faulk.
Faulk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faulk tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Faulk.
Faulk leaning against his opponent.
Faulk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Faulk.
Santos working Faulk over with knees to the body.
Faulk struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Faulk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faulk lands with a right to the head.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Santos blocks a body shot from Faulk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Faulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Faulk misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a head kick.

Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faulk did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Faulk is controlling the position.
Faulk is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.

Faulk has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Faulk throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Faulk.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faulk lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Faulk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faulk throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faulk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faulk takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Faulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arthur Faulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faulk stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faulk but Faulk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab by Santos.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips under a jab from Faulk.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faulk throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Faulk - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faulk lands a right hand.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Faulk pushes Santos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Faulk.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Faulk - that landed with a thud.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faulk is defending well for now.
Faulk gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faulk content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arthur Faulk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk lands a right hand.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faulk struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Faulk cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.

Santos is rocked!
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulk finish him?
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
Faulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Faulk has Santos pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Faulk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Santos fails to land the takedown.
Faulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faulk scores with a punch to the head.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Faulk scores with a body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Faulk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faulk misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Faulk shrugs it off.
Faulk cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faulk cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Faulk tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Faulk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos slips under a jab from Faulk.
Faulk throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk connects with the punch.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Faulk.
Faulk misses the jab.
Faulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Faulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Faulk looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faulk avoids it really well and circles away.
Faulk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faulk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arthur Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faulk defends it nicely.
Faulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Faulk finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Faulk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Faulk swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Faulk scores with a nice head shot.
Matt Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Faulk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.

Faulk tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Faulk is trying is best to control the position here.

Santos stands up from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Faulk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
An out of breath Arthur Faulk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.