PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gancho Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jesus
vs
Santos

180 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
32
186 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gancho Santos!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Jesus moves away and avoids it.
Jesus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jesus loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jesus's waist but Jesus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jesus.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jesus.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jesus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jesus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to bench press Jesus off him but Jesus keeps the position.

Jesus swings around for an armbar but Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jesus's guard.

Jesus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Jesus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos is in close to Jesus's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Jesus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jesus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos advances position into side control!
Jesus tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Santos controlling from side mount.
Jesus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Santos connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos taking a breather here.
Jesus is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos advances nicely into full mount.
Jesus is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jesus is looking to escape.
Jesus can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to take Jesus's back but he can't do it this time.
Jesus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jesus is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Jesus swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gancho Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jesus is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Jesus circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Jesus pushes him off.
Santos is looking to clinch but Jesus is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Jesus misses its intended target.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jesus's sensitive parts.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jesus lands the left hand.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jesus avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose Jesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gancho Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jesus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Jesus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jesus shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Jesus pushes him off.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch there but Jesus circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos slips a straight right by Jesus.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Jesus which made him look bad.
Jesus lands with a good body shot.
Jesus throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Jesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jesus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos misses with a body shot.

Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jesus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jesus is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Jesus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos scores with punches from side control.
Jesus misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jesus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gancho Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jesus struggling a bit here.
Jesus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jesus is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gancho Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santos clinches.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.

Santos gets caught flat footed, as Jesus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Jesus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos keeping full guard, as Jesus tries to pass.

Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jesus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jesus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santos passes into side control.
Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jesus fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Jesus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jesus pinned against the cage. Jesus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Jesus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.

Santos has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jesus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jesus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jesus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Jesus's legs - danger averted.

Jesus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jesus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santos has picked Jesus up and slammed him! Jesus can't keep hold of the triangle and Santos manages to pass to side control!

Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Jesus does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jesus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Jose Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jesus avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is pressing down on Jesus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jesus is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gancho Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gancho Santos!