PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Coffey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Coffey
vs
Santana

217 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tristan Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coffey moves into range and clinches up with Santana.
Santana is looking to control Coffey's arms but Coffey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santana has his back to the cage.
Santana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coffey.

Coffey jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana wants to control from the top but Coffey keeps moving.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coffey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Coffey, not yet.

Coffey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coffey wants to stand but Santana is controlling the position.
Coffey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana pushing down on Coffey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santana seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Santana wants to take a breather but Coffey is having none of it.
Santana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coffey is looking to improve his position.
Santana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julio Santana was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Coffey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santana struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is pushing Coffey's head away, looking to escape. Coffey manages to hold on to the position though.
Coffey working the ground and pound from side control.
Santana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Coffey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana is looking to improve his position.
Coffey moves nicely into side control.
Santana can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana sneaks back into half guard.
Coffey working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana manages to get to full guard.
Coffey content to stall in guard here.
Santana keeping full guard, as Coffey tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coffey is looking to work some ground and pound but Santana has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio Santana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Coffey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Coffey lands a right hook to the body.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch but Coffey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Coffey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Coffey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santana is just riding it out for now. Coffey eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Coffey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santana wants to get back to full guard but Coffey has mounted him!
Santana tries to hold on but Coffey pushes him away.
Santana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Santana is trying to maintain the position but Coffey is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to improve his position.
Coffey wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Santana uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Coffey throwing strikes but missing.
Tristan Coffey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coffey wanted to stand there but Santana had control of the position.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Coffey from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey stops Santana from standing up.
Coffey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coffey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coffey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Coffey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

We're going to have a standup here because Tristan Coffey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Santana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana stops Coffey from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is taking a breather. Coffey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Santana trying to control from half guard but Coffey is working away.
Coffey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coffey.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana stands and throws Coffey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coffey is trying to buck Santana off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tristan Coffey will probably get the nod.
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 closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santana wants to stand up but Coffey is controlling the position.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coffey desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coffey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Coffey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coffey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coffey tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana tries to stand but Coffey is controlling from the bottom.
Coffey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Santana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Coffey pulls Santana in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coffey keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Coffey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coffey keeping full guard, as Santana tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Coffey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Coffey.
Coffey trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is fighting to break Coffey's control of his arms but Coffey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Coffey.

Santana drives through with a takedown into Coffey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coffey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coffey is looking to sweep but instead, Santana has passed into half guard.
Santana is thwarting Coffey's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is not content to let Santana control the position.
Coffey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coffey keeps working.
Santana seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coffey is staying active underneath Santana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julio Santana!