PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes to the cage accompanied by Que país é esse?. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

De Santo Cristo
vs
Keosayan

174 cm
28
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

169 cm
28
151 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Notorious Clothing Co.

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan misses the shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo misses with a two punch combination.
De Santo Cristo takes one on the button.
Keosayan throws a hook but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Keosayan is just out of range.
Keosayan with the counter takedown but De Santo Cristo avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo misses with a head kick.
Keosayan lands a really nice looking cross but De Santo Cristo seems unphased.
De Santo Cristo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Santo Cristo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keosayan scores with a jab to the head.
De Santo Cristo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keosayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santo Cristo scores with a punch to the head.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
Keosayan is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like De Santo Cristo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Santo Cristo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keosayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands with an overhand left.
Keosayan thuds his right hand into De Santo Cristo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keosayan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keosayan.
De Santo Cristo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keosayan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Santo Cristo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keosayan.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Keosayan is just out of range.
Keosayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo is out of range.

De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keosayan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Keosayan breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo takes one to the side of the head.
Keosayan blocks the body kick.
Joao De Santo Cristo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keosayan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Santo Cristo avoids the head kick by Keosayan.
Keosayan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keosayan throws the kick towards the body but De Santo Cristo avoids it.
Keosayan looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santo Cristo is just out of range.
De Santo Cristo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from De Santo Cristo. No joy for Keosayan on that attempt.
De Santo Cristo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Santo Cristo blocks the body kick.
It looked like De Santo Cristo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Keosayan takes a swing at De Santo Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Keosayan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santo Cristo misses the shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Santo Cristo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keosayan manages to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo is looking to wear down Keosayan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo throws a body shot but no joy.
Keosayan throws a front kick aimed at De Santo Cristo's knee but De Santo Cristo avoids it well.
Keosayan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keosayan shoots in for a takedown but De Santo Cristo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Keosayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keosayan avoids the body shot from De Santo Cristo.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but De Santo Cristo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice body kick there by Keosayan.
Keosayan connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by De Santo Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keosayan avoids the body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keosayan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Santo Cristo defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keosayan. De Santo Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keosayan throws a push kick but De Santo Cristo slaps the foot to one side.
Keosayan is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan ducks under a wild hook from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keosayan scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo thuds a left hand into Keosayan's body.
De Santo Cristo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keosayan. That's going to slow De Santo Cristo down.
Keosayan avoids the body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a body shot but no joy.
Keosayan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Santo Cristo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keosayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Keosayan avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Santo Cristo blocks a leg kick.
Keosayan takes a swing at De Santo Cristo's ribcage but misses.
De Santo Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keosayan was well out of range. Poor timing from De Santo Cristo.
Keosayan looks to land a left hand but De Santo Cristo moved out of range nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo connects with a nice looking jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a sloppy head kick and Keosayan moves out of range easily.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Keosayan is just out of range.
Keosayan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Santo Cristo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Keosayan looking to score a takedown here. De Santo Cristo is defending well but Keosayan drives through and ends up in De Santo Cristo's guard.
Keosayan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Keosayan wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo is controlling Keosayan's posture.
Keosayan wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo looking to control.
Keosayan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Santo Cristo is keeping the position for now.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santo Cristo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Santo Cristo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
No joy there for De Santo Cristo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Keosayan.
The crowd cheers as Keosayan lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Santo Cristo doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keosayan avoids a kick to the body.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot.
Keosayan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Santo Cristo's head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Santo Cristo takes a swing at Keosayan's ribcage but misses.
De Santo Cristo blocks a jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keosayan gets off balance looking for a body kick

and De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Keosayan avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keosayan's elbow.

Keosayan breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo thows a leg kick but Keosayan checks it

and Keosayan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Keosayan controlling the action here.
Keosayan lands strikes from half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keosayan won't allow De Santo Cristo to sweep him here.
Keosayan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keosayan trying to control but De Santo Cristo is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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!
Keosayan wants to get back to full guard.

De Santo Cristo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Keosayan gets full guard.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands a big shot to Keosayan's brow.

Keosayan is looking for a triangle but De Santo Cristo pushes his legs off easily.
Keosayan working a defensive guard here.
De Santo Cristo stopping the sweep attempt from Keosayan.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Keosayan.
I think Keosayan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Keosayan!
Sergey Keosayan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.