PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Garota de Ipanema as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strange
vs
Santos

175 cm
23
173 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
184 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries to bum rush Strange with a series of wild strikes but Strange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strange.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Strange moves out of range easily.
Strange gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strange dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strange. That did some damage!
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strange throws out the jab.
Strange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Strange.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strange.
Santos misses with a hook

and Strange counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Strange postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strange scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos pulls Strange in close to prevent any damage.
Strange controls from within his opponent's guard.
Strange is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Strange is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Strange wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strange is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Strange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos is pulling down on Strange's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strange. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strange fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strange takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Strange cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick by Santos misses

and Strange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Strange is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strange pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Strange stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strange. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strange won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos managing to control the position.
Strange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strange connects with a couple of short punches.
Santos trying to control the position.
Strange has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strange stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Strange won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Strange trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is adopting a defensive 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 Simon Strange 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.

Strange takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos is looking to clinch but Strange is avoiding it.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strange throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Strange getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strange walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Strange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Strange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strange finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Neymar Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Strange with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Strange.
Strange fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Strange looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a low kick but Strange moves out of range easily.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Strange looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Strange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Strange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strange.
Santos misses with a left hand

and Strange counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Strange.
Strange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strange working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Strange scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Strange works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strange is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santos keeping full guard, as Strange tries to pass.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strange is controlling him.
Santos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Strange dives into side control.
Strange in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange working the ground and pound from side control.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is not content to let Strange control the position.
Simon Strange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strange is chipping away with strikes.
Strange controlling the position from side mount.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos is not content to let Strange control the position.
Check out the look on Strange's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos is not content to let Strange control the position.
Strange throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Strange trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Strange dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strange.
Strange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strange throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Neymar Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strange takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strange misses with an uppercut.
Santos throws a series of punches but Strange avoids them all with ease.
Strange looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Strange's front leg but catches the back leg as Strange tries to avoid it.
Strange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Strange just misses with a punch to the body.
Strange dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Strange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strange stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strange misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with a hook

and Strange counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Strange working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strange is working away from the top position though.
Strange working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos tries to kick Strange off but Strange keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Strange slows the pace down in half guard.
Strange seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Strange is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Strange is very close to passing his half guard.
Neymar Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Strange trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Strange seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strange blocks a head kick by Santos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos thows a leg kick but Strange checks it

and Strange counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Strange stalling away here and it's allowed Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Strange throws a big right hand that misses.

Santos is looking for a triangle here but Strange uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Strange misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Strange scoring with punches and elbows.
Simon Strange is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos sneaks back into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Strange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strange, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Strange!
Simon Strange thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Neymar Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'Merda!'.