PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makke Mantyla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Mantyla

190 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makke Mantyla!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Mantyla with that takedown attempt.
Mantyla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.

Mantyla gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Mantyla scores a nice knee to the body.
Mantyla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantyla controls his hands.
Dos Santos is trying to push Mantyla away but Mantyla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantyla counters with a nice kick to the body.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Makke Mantyla has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mantyla.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makke Mantyla.

Mantyla manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Mantyla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantyla tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Mantyla trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

Mantyla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mantyla trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Mantyla tries to pass.

Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantyla defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantyla passes into half guard.
Mantyla wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.

Mantyla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Mantyla keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantyla wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.

Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Mantyla.
Dos Santos has his hands clasped together around Mantyla's back. He's all about the action.
Mantyla wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mantyla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mantyla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Mantyla eventually gives up the hold.
Mantyla looks winded!
Mantyla passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Makke Mantyla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Makke Mantyla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mantyla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mantyla shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Mantyla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Dos Santos cracks Mantyla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mantyla's hands.

Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Mantyla jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Mantyla around his waist. Mantyla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Mantyla backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Mantyla's ribcage. Mantyla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantyla is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mantyla backwards.
Mantyla working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.

Mantyla is rocked!
Dos Santos pushes Mantyla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mantyla is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mantyla to his knees! Dos Santos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Dos Santos!
A victorious Rafael Dos Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.