PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JC The Easter Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Easter Bunny comes to the cage accompanied by Bunny stuff. . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Easter Bunny
vs
De Paiva Santos

195 cm
27
289 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

189 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC The Easter Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick by The Easter Bunny misses
and De Paiva Santos counters with a straight right hand.
De Paiva Santos throws the left hand but The Easter Bunny avoids the punch easily.
The Easter Bunny misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Easter Bunny misses with an uppercut.
The Easter Bunny dips to his left and cracks De Paiva Santos with an uppercut!

The Easter Bunny gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Paiva Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Easter Bunny keeping moving, preventing De Paiva Santos from controlling successfully.
The Easter Bunny looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Paiva Santos is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
The Easter Bunny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos postures up.
De Paiva Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Paiva Santos throws an elbow that misses. The Easter Bunny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Paiva Santos's guard. Nice move by The Easter Bunny!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos seems keen to control The Easter Bunny's posture.
De Paiva Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Easter Bunny preventing the sweep.
The Easter Bunny trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Easter Bunny pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny throws an overhand right that lands on De Paiva Santos's shoulder, as De Paiva Santos tries to avoid the shot.
The Easter Bunny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Paiva Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by The Easter Bunny as he connects with a hook.
De Paiva Santos connects with a looping right hand.
De Paiva Santos scores with a jab. The Easter Bunny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Paiva Santos ducks under a wild hook from The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Easter Bunny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Paiva Santos has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Paiva Santos blocks a head kick by The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
JC The Easter Bunny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Easter Bunny defending well as De Paiva Santos loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses.
De Paiva Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Easter Bunny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Paiva Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
De Paiva Santos scores with a jab.
De Paiva Santos slips under a jab.
De Paiva Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Easter Bunny.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Easter Bunny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Easter Bunny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Paiva Santos.
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 JC The Easter Bunny will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that De Paiva Santos semi-blocks.

De Paiva Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Easter Bunny tries to improve position but can't.

De Paiva Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Paiva Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Easter Bunny keeps working.
De Paiva Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Paiva Santos.
The Easter Bunny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Paiva Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos working away.
De Paiva Santos staying calm.
The Easter Bunny tries to buck De Paiva Santos off but De Paiva Santos is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from De Paiva Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

De Paiva Santos tries for a kimura but The Easter Bunny is defending well.

De Paiva Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Easter Bunny, who protects the arm well.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the action but The Easter Bunny is working from the bottom.
The Easter Bunny tries to bench press De Paiva Santos off him but De Paiva Santos keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos in side control, throwing shots but The Easter Bunny defends.
The Easter Bunny is letting De Paiva Santos control him for a moment.
The Easter Bunny defending against the ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos working away.
De Paiva Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Easter Bunny keeps working.

De Paiva Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex De Paiva Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

The Easter Bunny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
JC The Easter Bunny is winning the standup battle so far.
The Easter Bunny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Paiva Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. The Easter Bunny tries to sprawl out of it but De Paiva Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Easter Bunny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Paiva Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but The Easter Bunny sprawls well. He's pushed De Paiva Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Easter Bunny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Paiva Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Paiva Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Easter Bunny circles away quickly and effectively.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses.
The Easter Bunny misses with a looping right.
The Easter Bunny misses with a head kick.

De Paiva Santos gets the takedown into side control.
The Easter Bunny dodges the ground and pound from De Paiva Santos.
The Easter Bunny is looking for a sweep.
The Easter Bunny trying to remain calm as De Paiva Santos controls from the top position.
De Paiva Santos working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Easter Bunny keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Easter Bunny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking to take a break and control but The Easter Bunny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Easter Bunny is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The Easter Bunny manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Paiva Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Easter Bunny won't allow De Paiva Santos to sweep him here.
The Easter Bunny trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Paiva Santos keeping moving, preventing The Easter Bunny from controlling successfully.

De Paiva Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Easter Bunny passes into side control.
The Easter Bunny lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Easter Bunny is looking to take a break and control but De Paiva Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos is looking to regain half guard here but The Easter Bunny keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to JC The Easter Bunny.
I think The Easter Bunny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JC The Easter Bunny!
Our winner, JC The Easter Bunny, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.