PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Santos

201 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adonis Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos avoids the head kick by Anderson.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.

Anderson drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.

Santos drops Anderson with a beautiful combination! Anderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos is looking for the KO!

It looks like Adonis Anderson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Edson Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos wants to break free but Anderson has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Adonis Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anderson clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Anderson gets a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Santos lands a body shot.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adonis Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Edson Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donk. Anderson catches Santos right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson 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.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.

Anderson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos pounces like a tiger and cracks Anderson with a vicious hook! Anderson is down but not out! Santos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edson Santos!