PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santana
vs
Rio

190 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Rio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Lucas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Rio slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Rio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santana thows a body shot but no joy.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Rio dodges the punch combination from Santana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio moves out of range of the strikes.
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rio to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana looks to land a body kick but Rio moved away.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Rio counters with a straight right hand.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a push kick but Rio slaps the foot to one side.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Rio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rio to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rio circles away quickly and effectively.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santana.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Rio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Lucas Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Santana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rio blocks a leg kick.
Santana catches Rio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santana thinking.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana throws a leg kick but Rio checks it.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Santana.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Lucas Santana is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Rio slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Santana misses with the combination.
Santana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santana misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santana.
Lucas Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rio circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Rio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rio moves out of range as Santana strikes.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Santana dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Rio blocks the leg kick.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana throws a low kick but Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rio can do to turn this around?
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rio slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rio blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rio counters with a right hand to the body.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Rio counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana throws a combination that misses
and Rio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Rio checks a leg kick.
Rio avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santana throws a head kick but Rio moves out of range.
Rio moves out of range of the body kick.
Rio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Rio counter with a right hand.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Rio moves out of range easily.
Santana throws a hook but Rio blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Lucas Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rio to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana swings for the body but Rio moves out of range.
Dave Rio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Santana!