PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. 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! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Fran
vs
De Santo Cristo

172 cm
35
158 lbs
27 - 19 - 2

174 cm
29
157 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo cracks De Fran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook but De Fran avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo digs a good hook to De Fran's body.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Santo Cristo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran moves out of range of the leg kick from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

De Fran has De Santo Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand.
De Fran pushes off an throws an elbow but De Santo Cristo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fran lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran misses with some punches.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Fran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Santo Cristo can turn it around.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Fran or not.
De Santo Cristo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from De Fran.

It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
De Fran has De Santo Cristo pushed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fran looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Santo Cristo avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo takes an elbow to the temple.
De Fran prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
Still in the clinch, De Santo Cristo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fran stalling in the clinch but De Santo Cristo improves position.
De Santo Cristo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santo Cristo gets through De Fran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. De Santo Cristo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Santo Cristo.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Santo Cristo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by De Fran there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Santo Cristo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Santo Cristo wants to take the fight to the mat but De Fran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo wants a takedown.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
A short right from De Santo Cristo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Fran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo lands a lovely overhand right.
De Fran swats away the attempt to clinch by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santo Cristo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt
letting De Fran counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.

De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Fran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran lands a hook that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
De Santo Cristo lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo being controlled against the cage.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santo Cristo is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
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!
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
De Fran lands an elbow just above De Santo Cristo 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Santo Cristo lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

De Santo Cristo is trying to trip De Fran. He has hold of a leg but De Fran is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Santo Cristo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
De Fran keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Santo Cristo looking to pass the guard.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Fran holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Santo Cristo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Fran controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

De Santo Cristo darts in and clinches De Fran up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Fran ducks under a wild hook from De Santo Cristo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

De Santo Cristo has De Fran pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Santo Cristo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De Fran tumbling to the mat - De Santo Cristo dives into De Fran's guard.
De Santo Cristo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Santo Cristo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Santo Cristo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Fran trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Fran haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Santo Cristo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Santo Cristo scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Fran trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Santo Cristo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santo Cristo scores with a leg kick.
De Fran throws a head kick but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fran's hands.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick from De Santo Cristo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran swings for the body but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo throws a shot from downtown. De Fran moves away and avoids it.
De Fran tries to counter by clinching up but De Santo Cristo breaks away and moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Santo Cristo counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santo Cristo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santo Cristo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Fran.

De Fran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santo Cristo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo blocks an elbow strike.
De Santo Cristo blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santo Cristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Fran misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Santo Cristo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

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