PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JEW FLOW. De Santo Cristo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Que país é esse? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Donowitz
vs
De Santo Cristo

171 cm
30
145 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

174 cm
28
157 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction
Perkele!

Notorious Clothing Co.

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo tries a head kick but it misses.

Donowitz drives through with a takedown into De Santo Cristo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donowitz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Santo Cristo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donowitz manages to get himself to full guard.

De Santo Cristo trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo stands and throws Donowitz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Donowitz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz tries to buck De Santo Cristo off but De Santo Cristo is having none of it.

De Santo Cristo tries for a kimura but Donowitz is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Santo Cristo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Donowitz is working hard here to advance position.

De Santo Cristo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take a break and control but Donowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Donowitz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Santo Cristo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position but Donowitz is working away.
Donowitz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Santo Cristo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from De Santo Cristo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donowitz taking a bit of punishment here - De Santo Cristo scoring with strikes.
De Santo Cristo tries to move to mount but Donowitz blocks the move with his legs.
Donowitz wants to control but De Santo Cristo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo gets to mount! Donowitz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
De Santo Cristo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donowitz hang on?
Donowitz working to try and regain half guard.
Donowitz reaches up to try and control the position but De Santo Cristo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Donowitz rolls and tries to escape and now De Santo Cristo has his back!
Donowitz is trying to break free.

Donowitz is in a bad position with De Santo Cristo working for a choke. Donowitz manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
De Santo Cristo working a defensive guard here.
De Santo Cristo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep but no luck.
De Santo Cristo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donowitz manages to get himself to full guard.

Donowitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

De Santo Cristo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Donowitz dives on top into guard.

Donowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo pulls Donowitz in close to his closed guard and prevents Donowitz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep here but Donowitz controlling him for the moment.

De Santo Cristo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donowitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donowitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donowitz controlling from the top position.
Donowitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Santo Cristo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Donowitz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donowitz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up.
De Santo Cristo throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
De Santo Cristo wants to counter with a clinch but Donowitz pushes him away.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donowitz as he jumps to the side.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice head shot.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for De Santo Cristo's leg but De Santo Cristo calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz throws the left hand but De Santo Cristo avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Donowitz catches De Santo Cristo right on the button with a cross.

De Santo Cristo has closed the distance and engaged Donowitz in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donowitz or not.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Donowitz lands an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Donowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.

De Santo Cristo has clasped his hands together around Donowitz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Donowitz tries to improve position but can't.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from De Santo Cristo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Donowitz is keeping him busy.
Donowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take a break and control but Donowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

De Santo Cristo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donowitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donowitz prevents De Santo Cristo from moving into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Santo Cristo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 9:10
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
After winning the bout, Joao De Santo Cristo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.