PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Santos (ranked 22941 p4p, 601 weight class) and Bruno Rex (ranked 23425 p4p, 607 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Rex

189 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 2 - 5 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Rex!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Rex ducks down to avoid it.
Rex throws a counter combo.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rex circles away.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Rex throws a counter combo.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Rex throws a counter combo.
Santos tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.

Santos has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Rex trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rex into the cage.
Santos blocks a body shot from Rex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Santos.

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

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos jumps guard but Rex stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Santos.

Santos rushes Rex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rex tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Rex moves out of range.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rex circles away.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos clinches up with Rex and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Rex is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Rex is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Diego Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rex.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Rex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos has Rex up against the cage in a clinch.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that Rex ducks under and follows up with a left that Rex also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Rex moves out of range.
As Santos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Santos misses with the combination.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Diego Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a right hand that Rex ducks under and follows up with a left that Rex also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Rex moves away and avoids it.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno Rex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Rex. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.

Rex tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rex moves away.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Rex blocks an uppercut.

Rex pulls guard.

Rex escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos prevents Rex from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex trying to control the position.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Rex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.

Rex stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos has his hands on Rex's head, controlling the position.
Rex is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.

Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rex tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rex is trying to trip Santos. He has hold of a leg but Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rex persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Santos forces Rex back against the cage and clinches.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.

Santos breaks the clinch.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
A short right from Santos.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Rex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos throws a hook but Rex blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Rex's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Santos dominated that second round.
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 throws a series of punches but Rex avoids them all with ease.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Rex slips the punch.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Santos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Rex moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
As Santos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Rex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Rex is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santos with a body shot.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.

Santos has managed to clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.

Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Rex gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.

Santos has Rex up against the cage in a clinch.

Rex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Rex counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Rex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos misses with a combination
and Rex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos looks to clinch
and Rex counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Santos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rex throws a counter combo.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Rex counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Santos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rex sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruno Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Santos!
Diego Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.