PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sweet (ranked 6579 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Santana (ranked 6153 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Sweet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sweet
vs
Santana

189 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Santana!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana shoots and misses
and Sweet counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sweet defends it nicely.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Sweet shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Sweet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kim Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Santana.
Santana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana tries for a takedown but Sweet circles away easily

and Sweet counters by moving into the clinch.
Santana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sweet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sweet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sweet drags the fight down to the ground.
Sweet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sweet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana has a closed guard, preventing Sweet from standing up.
Sweet could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sweet from controlling successfully.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet wants to stand but Santana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sweet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana has a closed guard, preventing Sweet from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweet pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sweet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sweet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sweet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santana's guard.
Sweet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweet wanted to stand there but Santana had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Sweet dominated that round.
That's time! Sweet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sweet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santana tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sweet defends well and Santana ends up having to push Sweet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sweet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sweet wants it to stay on the feet.
Sweet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Sweet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santana is trying to defend but Sweet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sweet is looking for a kimura but Santana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sweet to get the leverage.
Sweet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sweet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sweet postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santana to stand up.
Santana is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sweet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santana.
Kim Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Santana.

Sweet gets a takedown into half guard.
Sweet tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Santana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sweet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sweet is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Sweet stands up and beckons Santana to join him on the feet.

Sweet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santana's half guard.
Sweet wants to take a breather but Santana is having none of it.
Sweet content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sweet connects with a nice short shot to Santana's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet wants to stand up but Santana manages to regain full guard.
Sweet advances to half guard.
Sweet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sweet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweet wants to stand but Santana has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Sweet dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sweet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweet lands a nice short elbow.
Sweet slows the pace down in half guard.
Sweet wants to stand but Santana has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nice strikes from Sweet there.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sweet wants to work for an arm triangle but Santana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sweet lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet drops an elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Kim Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sweet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sweet.
Sweet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santana's head.

Sweet stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sweet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sweet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sweet dives in and scores a takedown into Santana's guard.
Sweet landing with the ground and pound.
Sweet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Santana is working an open guard so Sweet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Sweet fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santana to the ground. Sweet is now in Santana's guard.
Santana trying to keep a closed guard but Sweet is proving a slippery customer.

Sweet gets to his feet. Santana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sweet lands with a hook. Santana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim Sweet is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sweet swivels and escapes.

Sweet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sweet controlling from the top position.
Mario Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Sweet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sweet passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sweet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Sweet!