PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evair Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Santos

195 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
254 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Evair Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Johnny Jones has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos moves away from the strike by Jones.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.

Santos waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jones to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not doing much here.
Santos trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones won't allow Santos to pass to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evair Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos connects with the punch.
Santos digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Santos takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Johnny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.

Johnny Jones's cut is getting worse.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Santos drops Jones with a nice combination! Santos dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Jones misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones staying out of range there.
Santos connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Johnny Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Jones throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evair Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.

Santos cracks Jones with an uppercut from hell and Jones crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Santos's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.

Jeez, Johnny Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Evair Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Santos tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evair Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evair Santos!
Evair Santos very nearly forgot to thank Bos Energy MMA159.4 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.