PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Manuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefertum Imhotep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Lowrider . Nefertum Imhotep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manuel Santos
vs
Imhotep

197 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

210 cm
33
280 lbs
9 - 13 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Manuel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nefertum Imhotep!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Imhotep clinches up with Manuel Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Imhotep is working for takedown but Manuel Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Imhotep is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Santos is defending well for now.
Manuel Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Imhotep has double underhooks.

Imhotep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imhotep is looking to clinch but Manuel Santos is avoiding it.
Manuel Santos connects with a jab.
Manuel Santos lands a jab to Imhotep's midsection.
Imhotep fails with a takedown attempt.
Imhotep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imhotep tries to clinch but Manuel Santos moves away
and Manuel Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Imhotep. Imhotep gets slowly back to his feet.
Simon Manuel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nefertum Imhotep.
Manuel Santos misses with the combination.
Manuel Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep tries to clinch up but Manuel Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Imhotep wants to clinch but Manuel Santos slips to the side
and Manuel Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imhotep closes the distance looking to clinch

and Manuel Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Imhotep! Manuel Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Imhotep to his feet! Imhotep is in big trouble!

Imhotep is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Imhotep is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel Santos finish him?
Imhotep looks winded!
Manuel Santos connects with a superb combination that knocks Imhotep out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Manuel Santos before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Imhotep!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Manuel Santos!
After winning the bout, Simon Manuel Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.