PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Flores

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cicero Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Flores!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flores throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Flores is in Santos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flores is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
Flores controlling from the top position.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flores!
Santos looking to control but Flores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is working to get back to half guard.
Flores throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
Santos cracks Flores with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos trying to control but Flores is having none of it.
Flores tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Flores really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos trying to control but Flores is having none of it.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flores manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Flores wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Flores clinches.

Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Flores displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Flores or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flores manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flores.
Cicero Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Flores.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.

Flores pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Flores manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santos feints and as Flores raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cicero Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flores as he jumps to the side.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Flores on that attempt.
Flores goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flores.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
Cicero Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Flores.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Flores moves into the clinch.
Flores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.

Flores breaks from the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Flores fails with the takedown.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Flores shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Flores's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cicero Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores blocks the body kick.
Flores shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flores counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Flores sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flores's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flores working a defensive guard here.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Flores moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Flores seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos wants to stand but Flores is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand but Flores has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos stays in close to Flores's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cicero Santos just wasn't active enough.
Flores pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flores's waist but Flores gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Flores connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juan Flores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Flores counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Cicero Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Santos shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Flores as Santos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flores wants it to stay on the feet.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt

and Flores counters by clinching up.
Flores has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Flores avoids the damage to the body.

Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flores throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Flores or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Flores counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Flores defends well and Santos ends up having to push Flores into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Flores lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Flores.
Flores is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Flores's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flores.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flores avoids it really well and circles away.

Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Flores's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Flores wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Flores is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cicero Santos.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flores stuffs the takedown.
Flores moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.

Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Flores was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos won't allow Flores to get back to his feet.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos postures up in Flores's guard and throws a big left but Flores blocks it.
Flores preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Cicero Santos!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cicero Santos!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Cicero Santos!

Cicero Santos wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Cicero Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.