PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Errol Santos (ranked 25352 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test One (ranked 6248 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
One

179 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test One!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. One is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
One wants to get back to full guard.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One has a hand on Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Santos looking to control but One is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos avoiding One 's attempts to control his hands.
One is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Santos is staying active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos is punishing One with strikes - can he finish him?!
Santos is looking to control One but One is wriggling around and keeping busy.
One wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free.
One might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
One wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Santos's hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I would not like to be One right now.
One looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can One do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
One is trying to stand back up.

Santos is persistently looking for the submission but One is defending it well.
One tries to escape but Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Errol Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
One checks a low kick from Santos.

One closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but One defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One 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.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
One would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
One's corner is telling him to maintain position.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
One looking to pass the guard.
One must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Santos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. One is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Santos jumps guard but One stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

One pulls guard effortlessly.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
One looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control the position.

One has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for One.
You can see the frustration on One's face as Santos controls the position.
One is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos prevents One from getting the reversal.
Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by One to take his back!
Santos keeps control of the position as One tries to break free.
One is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Santos.
Santos is hanging on to One's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Errol Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. One is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Santos manages to mount him!
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
One working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
One working to try and regain half guard.
One tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.

Santos stands up from mount. Strange move.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

One clinches up against the cage.

One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?

One shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Santos pushes One off and gets back to his feet.

One darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Santos kicks One off and gets back to his feet.

One drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to pull guard but One turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

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

Santos gets caught flat footed, as One shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
One pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. One doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. One manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
One wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but One has passed into side control.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but One drags him back down.

One is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.

One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Test One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Errol Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Errol Santos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Santos!