PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Santos (ranked 6995 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibertius Huang (ranked 3256 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Santos
vs
Huang

173 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

161 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tibertius Huang!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huang wants it to stay on the feet.

Huang takes the fight into the clinch.
Huang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Huang lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.

Anderson Santos's cut is getting worse.
Huang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Huang improves position.
Huang lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Huang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huang keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huang's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Huang can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Huang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Anderson Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Huang stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huang is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santos is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huang.
Huang misses with a body punch.
Huang struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Huang can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Huang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huang.
Huang with a knee to the head.
Santos tries to pull guard but Huang won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Huang.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huang smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Santos misses

and Huang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Huang.
Huang'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.
Huang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huang stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Huang manages to get underhooks.
Huang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos is breathing heavily.
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 blocks a body shot from Huang.
Huang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huang stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huang obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huang has Santos pressed against the cage.
Huang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Huang leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tibertius Huang.

Huang closes the distance and clinches.
Huang lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huang.
Huang tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Huang tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Huang back against the cage.
Santos letting Huang take a breather here.
Huang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Huang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huang slows down the pace here.
Huang stalling the fight.
Huang slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tibertius Huang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Huang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tibertius Huang.
Santos fails to land the takedown.

Huang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Huang working Santos over with knees to the body.
Huang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huang misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Huang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huang.
Huang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huang.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Huang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huang lands a nice knee to the body.
Huang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Anderson Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Huang.
Huang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Huang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Huang stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huang lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Huang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huang pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos blocks a body shot from Huang.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Huang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Huang lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Huang is struggling to control the position.
Huang'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 three minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huang slows down the pace here.
Huang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Huang's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tibertius Huang.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four 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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huang.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tibertius Huang!