PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calros Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maro Santos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vasquez
vs
Santos

188 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calros Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasquez wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos wants to stand up but Vasquez is controlling the position.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Vasquez wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Vasquez is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasquez, not yet.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Vasquez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasquez looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquez.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasquez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vasquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasquez has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.

Vasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasquez has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos trying to control but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vasquez's guard.
Vasquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Vasquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vasquez is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vasquez is proving hard to escape from.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos postures up.
Santos wanted to stand there but Vasquez had control of the position.
Vasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vasquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Vasquez moves into full mount! Santos won't be happy about that!
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Vasquez has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasquez looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos tries to hold on but Vasquez pushes him away.

Vasquez has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Santos tries to hold on but Vasquez postures up.
Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vasquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calros Vasquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasquez circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Santos working away.
Santos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Vasquez.

Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vasquez to his feet.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos wants to clinch.

Santos has Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a low kick.

Vasquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking to control Vasquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?

Vasquez wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Vasquez is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.

Vasquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Vasquez is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Santos drives through and clinches with Vasquez against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vasquez's brow.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Vasquez shrugs it off.

Santos clinches up with Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasquez tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasquez drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez letting Santos take a breather here.
Vasquez tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasquez drops back down to his feet.

Santos breaks the clinch.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez looking for submissions off his back.

Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Vasquez with a poor takedown

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Calros Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vasquez gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos tries to kick Vasquez off in order to stand up. Vasquez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maro Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Vasquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vasquez tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Vasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.

Vasquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Vasquez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos wants to control but Vasquez postures up.
Maro Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is pushing Vasquez's head away, looking to escape. Vasquez manages to hold on to the position though.
Santos is not content to let Vasquez control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Santos wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez with a poor takedown

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos wants to take a breather but Vasquez is having none of it.
Santos wants to stand up but Vasquez manages to regain full guard.
Santos wanted to stand there but Vasquez had control of the position.
Vasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasquez, not yet.

Vasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez has his takedown stuffed

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Vasquez fights it but they end up in guard.
Vasquez working a defensive guard here.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vasquez is proving hard to escape from.

Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a takedown

and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Vasquez didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vasquez's guard.

Santos stands up from Vasquez's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vasquez gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maro Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maro Santos!