PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1111 p4p, 148 weight class) and Luiz Santos (ranked 2783 p4p, 344 weight class). Edgar Avetisyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Avetisyan
vs
Santos

182 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

182 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luiz Santos!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos blocks a head kick by Avetisyan.
A left lands for Santos.
Avetisyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avetisyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avetisyan.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan lands a lovely overhand right.

Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avetisyan wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to control but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.
Avetisyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos trying to control but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.

Avetisyan pushes Santos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Avetisyan avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos avoids the body shot from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Avetisyan jumps guard but Santos stands there with Avetisyan around his waist. Avetisyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.

Avetisyan breaks from the clinch.
Avetisyan throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avetisyan lands a head shot.
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Avetisyan slips a straight right by Santos.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Avetisyan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Avetisyan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Avetisyan swings widly with a right hand
and Avetisyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avetisyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avetisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Avetisyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Avetisyan misses with a looping right.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avetisyan's head backwards.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avetisyan.
A cross from Santos lands.
Avetisyan throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avetisyan.
Luiz Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos avoids the body shot from Avetisyan.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avetisyan moves away.
Avetisyan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avetisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Avetisyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avetisyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avetisyan throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avetisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luiz Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos looks to land a combination. Avetisyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Avetisyan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Avetisyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Avetisyan lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avetisyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avetisyan.
Santos tries to clinch but Avetisyan is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Avetisyan misses the target.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avetisyan is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos trying to control the action but Avetisyan is working from the bottom.
Avetisyan is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Santos is working for a submission of some sort.

Santos is working for a kimura but Avetisyan is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos stops Avetisyan from getting back to his feet.
Avetisyan is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Avetisyan pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Santos is working for a kimura but Avetisyan is defending it quite comfortably.
Avetisyan wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos moves out of range as Avetisyan strikes.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Avetisyan lands.
Avetisyan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.

Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos is looking for a kimura here.

Avetisyan kicks Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Santos moves forwards but Avetisyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Avetisyan back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Avetisyan throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avetisyan.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Avetisyan slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Avetisyan.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avetisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Santos.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Avetisyan's defenses.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Avetisyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Avetisyan in a clinch.
Avetisyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Avetisyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avetisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos prevents Avetisyan from breaking the clinch.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avetisyan is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Avetisyan manages to break the clinch.
Santos takes a swing at Avetisyan's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avetisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan misses with a straight right.
Santos swings for the body but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Santos avoids the head kick by Avetisyan.
Nice cross by Avetisyan.

Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.

Avetisyan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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 tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Avetisyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Avetisyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos scores with a one two! Avetisyan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos misses the jab.
Avetisyan throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Avetisyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos misses with a hook
and Avetisyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Avetisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos checks a low kick from Avetisyan.
Luiz Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Avetisyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Avetisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Avetisyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.

Santos is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Avetisyan finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Avetisyan coming out on top.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Avetisyan ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Avetisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
Edgar Avetisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a leg kick but Avetisyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Avetisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Avetisyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Santos!
In defeat, Edgar Avetisyan stepped up to the mic, saying 'HE HAS WALL HACKS. '.