PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renan Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Brewer

178 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Brewer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Brewer.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
Brewer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Brewer ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Renan Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Brewer.

Santos is trying to trip Brewer. He has hold of a leg but Brewer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
Brewer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brewer dives into side control.
Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brewer is controlling him well.
Brewer wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brewer trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.

Brewer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brewer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brewer tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brewer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santos is letting Brewer control him for a moment.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.

Brewer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brewer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Brewer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brewer tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Brewer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brewer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos wants to control but Brewer postures up.
Brewer trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Brewer throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Brewer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brewer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
The ground and pound from Brewer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Brewer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brewer.
Brewer controls the position from side control.
Santos is not content to let Brewer control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brewer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brewer dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Brewer's head and hops out.
Brewer goes for a double leg but Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santos continues to drive forward.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Santos has Brewer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brewer tumbling to the mat - Santos dives into Brewer's guard.
Brewer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brewer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Our spies down at at Barbarian Private Gym inform us that Brewer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Brewer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brewer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Brewer wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Brewer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos won't allow Brewer to sweep him here.
Brewer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Brewer wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brewer sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brewer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brewer throws an elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brewer's guard. Nice move by Santos!
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brewer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brewer trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brewer has passed into side control.
Santos wants to control but Brewer postures up.

Brewer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Brewer throwing strikes but Santos manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brewer's legs.
Brewer sneaks back into half guard.
Brewer is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Brewer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brewer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Brewer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
James Brewer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brewer tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brewer to the ground. Brewer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brewer shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Brewer's guard.
Brewer pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.

Brewer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brewer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brewer postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.
Brewer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brewer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brewer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brewer won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Brewer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Renan Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brewer is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Santos is not content to let Brewer control the position.
Santos wants to control but Brewer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Brewer trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Brewer wants to stand but Santos has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Brewer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James Brewer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Renan Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Brewer.
Santos lunges at Brewer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brewer's hand.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Brewer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
Brewer with a poor takedown

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Brewer fights it but they end up in guard.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Brewer is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brewer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Brewer.
I've got Brewer 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brewer!
A very excited looking James Brewer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.