PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sewy Cide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cide
vs
Santaros

195 cm
28
260 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

194 cm
30
240 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists

PED Nutrition

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sewy Cide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cide moves away.
Cide tries to clinch but Santaros moves out of range.
Cide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Cide.
Cide throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santaros misses with a body shot.
Cide is looking to clinch but Santaros is avoiding it.
Cide avoids the body shot from Santaros.
Cide is looking to counter the offense by Santaros and move into the clinch.
Santaros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cide tries to avoid it but Santaros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cide to the ground. Cide escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cide takes a swing at Santaros's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaros. Cide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cide takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cide throws a jab but it's blocked by Santaros.
Cide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santaros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santaros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cide stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Cide is just out of range.
Cide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santaros.
Dexter Santaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cide on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cide throws a head kick but Santaros moves out of range.
Cide tries to clinch there but Santaros circles away.
A shot to the liver by Santaros. Beautiful body shot.

Cide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santaros, pushing him back against the cage.
Cide creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Santaros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cide tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santaros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santaros has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cide is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sewy Cide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cide closes the distance and clinches.
Cide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cide comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santaros is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cide.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cide tries to land a knee to the head but Santaros blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cide scores with a shot to the side of Santaros's head.
Cide misses with a body punch.
Cide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santaros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santaros taking a breather.
Cide lands with a short shot to the head.
Cide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
Cide misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santaros.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cide gets through Santaros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cide tries to throw a body punch but Santaros avoids it by throwing Cide back against the cage.
Santaros scores with a shot to the side of Cide's head.
A head punch on the inside from Santaros fails to land.
A hook to the body from Cide.
Cide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cide avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Cide.
Cide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cide will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santaros up against the cage.
Cide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros misses with a punch to the body.
Cide misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Cide.
Our sources have told us that Cide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Santaros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cide content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cide leaning against his opponent.
Santaros goes for a takedown attempt but Cide pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sewy Cide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Santaros.
Santaros lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sewy Cide dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Santaros.
Santaros tests Cide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cide wants to clinch but Santaros slips to the side
and Santaros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santaros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santaros connects with a nice looking jab.
Cide fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cide tries to clinch but Santaros is having none of it.
Santaros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cide rather than just go for the knockout.
Cide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santaros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santaros scores with a nice strike.
Dexter Santaros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santaros.
Santaros clobbers Cide with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Santaros uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cide has time to react.

Cide has managed to clinch.
Santaros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cide backwards.
Cide misses with a punch on the inside.

Santaros manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cide moves into range and clinches up with Santaros.
Nice elbow from Cide.
Santaros working aggressively here.
Cide throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaros.
Cide taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santaros will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cide up against the cage.
Cide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santaros is keeping busy.
Cide misses with a hook from the clinch.

Santaros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros blocks the body kick.
Santaros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cide's hands.
Cide takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cide works the jab nicely.
Santaros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cide tries to move into range but Santaros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cide.
Cide is looking to clinch but Santaros is avoiding it.
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!
Santaros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cide.
Santaros is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santaros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santaros scores with a hook.

Cide closes the distance and clinches.
Santaros goes for a takedown attempt but Cide pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santaros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santaros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Santaros misses.
Santaros jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Santaros misses.
Santaros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cide throws out the jab.
Santaros appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santaros misses with a wild combination.
Cide closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Cide instigates a clinch.
Santaros being controlled against the cage.
Cide has Santaros pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros dodges an elbow strike from Cide.
Sewy Cide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cide taking a breather.
Santaros blocks an elbow strike from Cide.
Cide pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
Cide throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Santaros.
Cide taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cide.
Cide lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Santaros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cide takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santaros lands a jab.
Santaros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santaros throws a hook to the side of Cide's head but Cide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cide throws out a loose jab but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cide wants to clinch.
Santaros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cides jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cide throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Cide.
Santaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Cide.
Good standup being displayed there by Santaros as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cide throws a head kick but Santaros moves out of range.
Cide doesn't manage to clinch there - Santaros circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santaros.

Cide forces Santaros back against the cage and clinches.

Santaros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cide is looking to counter the offense by Santaros and move into the clinch.
Santaros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cide walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Santaros finds it's target.
Cide tries to clinch up but Santaros circles away and keeps his distance.
Santaros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cide.
Cide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cide moves forwards but Santaros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cide is looking to clinch.
Santaros now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cide.
Cide tries to close the distance and clinch but Santaros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cide wants to clinch.
Santaros moves out of range as Cide strikes.

Cide moves into range and clinches up with Santaros.
A bit of stalling here from Cide.
Cide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cide lands with a light punch inside.
Cide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Cide to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cide.
Cide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santaros is defending well for now.

Santaros has picked Cide up - he's going for a ride! Santaros dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cide tries to get to full guard but Santaros has control of the leg.
Santaros wants to control but Cide is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cide manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cide trying to control the position.
Cide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santaros is one step ahead there.
Santaros distracts Cide with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santaros wants to control from the top but Cide keeps moving.
Cide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cide pulls Santaros in to control the position.
Cide keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Santaros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Santaros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santaros 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Santaros!
Dexter Santaros very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! 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.