PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gric
vs
Santos

187 cm
22
235 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Gric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Gric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Gric connects with the punch.
Santos misses the jab.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Gric's defenses.

It looks like Artem Gric has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gric misses with a two punch combination.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gric circles away.
Gric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gric moves away.

Gric tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gric gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gric misses with a two punch combination.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gric.
Artem Gric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gric misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Gric does no damage.
Gric misses with a series of wild punches.
Gric throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gric throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gric. Those never looked like landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Gric is trying to break free.
Gric could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gric tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Gric.
Gric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Gric moves out of range easily.
Gric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Gric 's knee.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Gric.
Gric ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gric pinned against the cage. Gric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Santos.
Santos motions for Gric to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gric throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gric slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but Gric is avoiding it.
Gric throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Gric misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Gric swinging wildly here.
Santos misses with a low kick as Gric jumps back.
Santos throws a body punch but Gric moves out of range.
Gric's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gric duly obliges.
Santos tries to clinch but Gric is having none of it.
Gric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gric tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Gric.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gric wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Gric is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gric is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gric misses with a series of wild punches.
Gric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gric swinging wildly here.
Gric misses with a two punch combination.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Gric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos misses with an uppercut. Gric saw that one coming.
Gric misses with a wild combination.
Gric is working the combinations to good effect here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gric checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Gric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gric manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gric.
Gric fails to land with a series of punches.
Gric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Gric pushes him off.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Gric's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gric wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Santos pushing down on Gric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos is nestled in close to Gric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gric is looking to escape.

Santos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gric is just out of range.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gric misses with a two punch combination.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neil Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gric throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Gric misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Artem Gric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Gric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gric has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.

Santos jumps guard and drags Gric to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos has Gric pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gric has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Gric defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gric!
Gric wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Santos is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gric is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Santos!