PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Wilkins

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wilkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ze Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wilkins.
Santos is looking to clinch but Wilkins is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Wilkins shoots in.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilkins shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Wilkins. No joy for Santos on that attempt.

Wilkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos wants to stand but Wilkins is controlling the position.
Santos wants to sweep here but Wilkins controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Wilkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Wilkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to drag Wilkins to the mat but Wilkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two 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.
Wilkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Wilkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Wilkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkins lands a jab-cross combination.

Wilkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilkins presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos tries to pull guard but Wilkins won't allow it.

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

Wilkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Wilkins thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Wilkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos trying to control but Wilkins postures up.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Wilkins sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilkins is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

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.
Nice takedown defense from Wilkins. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Wilkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Wilkins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos passes to full mount!
Wilkins gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Wilkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilkins throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Wilkins wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilkins tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilkins to the ground. Wilkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ze Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Wilkins.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilkins misses with an uppercut.

Wilkins clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Wilkins shoots in.
Wilkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Wilkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilkins misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wilkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wilkins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Santos decides to stand back up.
Wilkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkins.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Wilkins misses

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos wants to stand but Wilkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Santos gets to his feet - Wilkins follows without any prompting.
Wilkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wilkins has managed to clinch.
Wilkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkins lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wilkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilkins stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
A short body shot lands from Wilkins as the two fighters clinch.
Wilkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos tries to pull guard but Wilkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilkins smiles and moves away.
Wilkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilkins scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ze Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilkins wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.

Wilkins closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilkins.
Wilkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Wilkins is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilkins down to the mat. Wilkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilkins pinned against the cage. Wilkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkins fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Wilkins was not able to check.
Santos is looking to clinch but Wilkins is avoiding it.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ze Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wilkins.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Wilkins pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins lands a body shot.
Santos tries to pull guard but Wilkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos has Wilkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos jumps guard but Wilkins stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos jumps guard but Wilkins stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Wilkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilkins smiles and moves away.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Santos throws a series of punches but Wilkins moves out of range.
Willy Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wilkins gets a clinch.
Wilkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Wilkins lands with a left to the head.

Wilkins manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins misses with a combination

and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Wilkins didn't expect that.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is looking to stand up but Wilkins won't let him.
Wilkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos wants to control from the top but Wilkins keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Wilkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Wilkins closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkins is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilkins down to the mat. Wilkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilkins connects with a body shot.
Wilkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ze Santos.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!