PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuttky Weeblung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Weeblung

191 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
25
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stuttky Weeblung!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Weeblung counters by moving into the clinch.
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weeblung.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weeblung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weeblung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weeblung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weeblung lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weeblung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Weeblung is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weeblung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Weeblung as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Weeblung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Weeblung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos has his takedown stuffed

and Weeblung counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weeblung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weeblung.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Weeblung counters by clinching up.
A short right from Weeblung.
Weeblung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Weeblung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.

It looks like Cicero Santos has been cut.
A body shot lands from Weeblung.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Weeblung.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weeblung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Weeblung won't allow it.
Weeblung works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Weeblung lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Weeblung.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Weeblung has eaten all the pies!
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weeblung stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Weeblung manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weeblung lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuttky Weeblung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santos misses with a takedown

and Weeblung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weeblung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Weeblung has control.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Weeblung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weeblung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Weeblung is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Stuttky Weeblung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeblung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Weeblung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Weeblung.
Weeblung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weeblung lands a nice elbow.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Weeblung after a bit of a struggle.
Weeblung lands a body punch.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weeblung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Weeblung gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Weeblung prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Weeblung.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weeblung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos fails with the takedown

and Weeblung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Weeblung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Weeblung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weeblung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Weeblung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weeblung digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung lands a body shot.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weeblung lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Weeblung has double underhooks.
Weeblung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Weeblung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weeblung lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Weeblung.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuttky Weeblung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Weeblung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Weeblung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weeblung wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Weeblung moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Weeblung.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Weeblung on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Weeblung as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is trying to drag Weeblung to the mat but Weeblung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Weeblung has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Weeblung as the two fighters clinch.
Santos has Weeblung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Weeblung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weeblung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weeblung lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Weeblung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weeblung keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Weeblung lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Santos tries to stall but Weeblung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside.
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Santos is rocked!
Weeblung lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weeblung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Weeblung lands an elbow inside.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Weeblung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weeblung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Weeblung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weeblung lands with a left to the head.
Weeblung is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weeblung down to the mat. Weeblung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos fails with the takedown

and Weeblung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weeblung.
Weeblung pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weeblung lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weeblung.
Weeblung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cicero Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weeblung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuttky Weeblung.
I've got Weeblung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuttky Weeblung!