PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patick ODochaty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edson Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

ODochaty
vs
Santos

156 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patick ODochaty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ODochaty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent ODochaty getting side control.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Santos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but ODochaty is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ODochaty prevents Santos from improving his position.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos won't allow ODochaty to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ODochaty uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Santos is in a horrible position here. ODochaty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos is looking to improve his position but ODochaty isn't that keen on the idea.

ODochaty with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
ODochaty trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
ODochaty trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to control ODochaty's body but ODochaty pushes him off. Santos squirms to his side and now ODochaty has his back!
Santos just trying to survive but ODochaty is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Santos trying to control the position but ODochaty manages to sink in the hooks.
ODochaty is landing with strikes. Santos can't take much more of this.
Santos prevents ODochaty from getting a body triangle.

ODochaty is looking for the choke from the back position but Santos is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODochaty wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
ODochaty cracks Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Santos tries to escape but ODochaty has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

ODochaty looking to break Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise ODochaty will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
ODochaty seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ODochaty is looking to control Santos but Santos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Santos trying to control but not successfully.
ODochaty is looking to control Santos but Santos is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in ODochaty's guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos looks winded!
ODochaty looking to control.

ODochaty has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Santos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

ODochaty drags the fight down to the ground.
ODochaty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables ODochaty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ODochaty defends well.
ODochaty slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
ODochaty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ODochaty wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but ODochaty defends easily.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ODochaty is sitting in close to Santos's body. Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! ODochaty is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, ODochaty is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edson Santos!