PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Thomas (ranked 5826 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Santos (ranked 5828 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Santos

180 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
A short left from Thomas.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Santos has Thomas pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.
Thomas cracks Santos with a good jab.

Santos drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Santos trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Bobby Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Santos.

Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos looks winded!
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Thomas is working Santos over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Thomas pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos taking a breather.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas lands a left hand.
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!
Thomas cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas lands a body shot.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Santos.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Santos is rocked!
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
A short uppercut from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Bobby Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas is working Santos over against the cage.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Thomas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Thomas celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Thomas!