PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Santos (ranked 7562 p4p, 626 weight class) and Draebo Staebo (ranked 7358 p4p, 617 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Santos
vs
Staebo

189 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Draebo Staebo !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santos breaks from the clinch.

Santos clinches up with Staebo and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staebo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Staebo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Santos gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Staebo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staebo lands with an overhand left.
Santos fails with the takedown
letting Staebo counter with a right hand.
Staebo 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.
Santos has been working on his balance at BLACK PANTHER GYM 50$ only, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Staebo .
Staebo stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Staebo throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Staebo shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos throwing a counter right hand but Staebo manages to avoid it.
Diego Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Staebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.

Santos breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Staebo sprawls well. Staebo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Staebo jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Staebo 's efforts to push away.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staebo jumps guard but Santos stands there with Staebo around his waist. Staebo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Santos manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos forces Staebo back against the cage and clinches.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Staebo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Santos drags the fight down to the ground.

Santos has his feet on Staebo 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Staebo 's waist but Staebo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Staebo throws a counter combo.
Staebo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Staebo counters with a stiff right hand.
Staebo slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Staebo throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Staebo can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Santos gets a double leg takedown into Staebo 's guard.

Staebo pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.

Santos clinches up with Staebo and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Staebo
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Staebo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Staebo counters with a one-two to the body.
Staebo slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Staebo tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos pushes Staebo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staebo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Staebo is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Staebo circles away and we're back to standing.
Staebo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Staebo as Santos shoots in.
Staebo scores with a hook.
Staebo 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Staebo scrambles back to his feet.
Staebo throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Staebo .

Santos rushes Staebo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Draebo Staebo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Staebo but Staebo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Staebo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staebo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Staebo has him pressed against the cage.
Staebo is looking to take this one to the mat.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Santos rushes Staebo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staebo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Staebo backwards.
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!

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staebo dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!

Santos forces Staebo back against the cage and clinches.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Staebo s head.
Santos lands a left hand.

Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Staebo trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staebo is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Staebo has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Staebo is looking for a kimura here.

Staebo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.

Santos pushes Staebo off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Staebo , which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos gets a clinch.

Santos pulls guard successfully.

Santos has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Staebo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Staebo unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Staebo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Staebo throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Staebo lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Santos clinches up with Staebo and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
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 Diego Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Staebo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Staebo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Staebo to counter with a crisp jab.
Staebo connects with a jab.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Santos pushes Staebo up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Staebo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Staebo takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staebo as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch there but Staebo circles away.
Staebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Staebo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Staebo !
Staebo gets back to half guard.
Staebo is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Staebo avoid being mounted?

Staebo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Santos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Staebo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staebo catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Santos clinches.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staebo can do to turn this around?
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Staebo backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Santos clinches up with Staebo and pushes him back against the cage.
Staebo takes a shot to the head.
Diego Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos gets through Staebo 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Staebo is rocked!
Staebo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Staebo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Staebo is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos goes for a double leg but Staebo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Staebo continues to drive forward.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staebo seems to have recovered his senses.
Staebo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Staebo s head.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staebo connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Staebo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staebo .
Staebo is looking for the big counter here.
Staebo stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Staebo in a clinch.
Diego Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Santos jumps into guard, dragging Staebo to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Santos!
After the fight, Diego Santos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.