PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 5177 p4p, 462 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 8538 p4p, 585 weight class). Daniel Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Megalos
vs
Santos

170 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves out of range as Megalos strikes.
Megalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Megalos lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Donk. Megalos catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Megalos throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Megalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megalos scores with a nice strike.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Megalos scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
A lazy body kick from Megalos
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos slips under a jab from Santos.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body kick from Megalos.
Santos tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat.
Good work by Megalos as he checks the leg kick.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Megalos.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Megalos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos is trying to break free.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Megalos has him pressed against the cage.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos blocking some punches.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos blocking some punches.
Megalos tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Megalos prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Megalos is controlling the position.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Megalos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Megalos has the dominant position.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Megalos is controlling him.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Megalos has him pressed against the cage.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
Megalos tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Megalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megalos connects with a single shot there.
Megalos scores with a leg kick.
Megalos throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Megalos.
Megalos cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Megalos working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Megalos has double underhooks.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megalos tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos blocking some punches.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos blocking some punches.
Megalos lands a right hand.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos working aggressively here.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Megalos's head but Megalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Megalos scores with a nice strike.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
A big left from Megalos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Megalos defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Santos misses.
It looked like Megalos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.

Megalos darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Megalos has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Megalos scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Megalos gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Megalos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Megalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Megalos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
A short left from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Megalos has control.
Megalos lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos is trying to push Megalos away but Megalos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos blocking some punches.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Santos blocks a head kick by Megalos.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Megalos.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Megalos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Megalos circles away.
Megalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
Megalos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Megalos slips under a jab from Santos.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Megalos misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Daniel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.

Megalos is rocked!
Megalos misses the jab.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Megalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Megalos.
Megalos throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp right that sends Megalos to the canvas! Santos follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Santos!
Daniel Santos very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop 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.