PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abreu
vs
Santos

188 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

214 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Abreu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abreu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abreu misses with a looping left.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Abreu.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Abreu sees coming a mile off.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Abreu's head back.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abreu.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abreu.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abreu misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abreu.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Santos tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Rafael Abreu has been cut.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abreus head.
Abreu tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Abreu back against the cage.
Abreu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Abreu in his tracks for a moment.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Abreu's ribcage. Abreu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abreu is breathing heavily.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abreu misses with the head strike.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Abreu in his tracks for a moment.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Abreu controls the action.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rafael Abreu's cut is getting worse.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is working Abreu over against the cage.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos gets through Abreu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Abreu trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abreu into the cage.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rafael Abreu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abreu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abreu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos lands a knee to the body.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abreu backwards.

Jeez, Rafael Abreu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Abreu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Santos!