PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kayatan Sumani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Almeida Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sumani
vs
Almeida Santos

186 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kayatan Sumani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Almeida Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Sumani misses the target.
Almeida Santos misses with a double jab.
Almeida Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sumani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida Santos misses with a low kick.

Sumani closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almeida Santos to the mat! Almeida Santos manages to get full guard.
Sumani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida Santos is keeping the position for now.
Almeida Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sumani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sumani won't allow Almeida Santos to get back to his feet.
Sumani stays in close to Almeida Santos's body and controls the position.
Almeida Santos controls Sumani momentarily but Sumani frees himself.
Sumani trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumani sitting in guard here, content to control.
Almeida Santos keeping moving, preventing Sumani from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Almeida Santos thumps Sumani with a low kick.
Sumani is breathing heavily.
Sumani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida Santos moves away.
Sumani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Sumani.
A good leg kick by Almeida Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumani dodges the punch combination from Almeida Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almeida Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida Santos throws the kick towards the body but Sumani avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almeida Santos.
Almeida Santos throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Kayatan Sumani has been cut.
Almeida Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumani's calf.
Almeida Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Almeida Santos throws a leg kick which misses Sumani's front leg but catches the back leg as Sumani tries to avoid it.
Almeida Santos drops Sumani with a left right combo! Almeida Santos follows him down to the ground into side control.

Sumani is rocked!
Sumani is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Sumani is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Almeida Santos stands up.
Sumani seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sumani slips a jab and a cross from Almeida Santos.
A left and a right from Almeida Santos both land. Nice combination.
Almeida Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick from Almeida Santos lands but Sumani takes it in his stride.
Sumani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida Santos throws a right and a left that Sumani avoids nicely.
Sumani lands with a shot to the body.

Sumani fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almeida Santos sprawls well initially but Sumani persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Almeida Santos trying to get back to full guard but Sumani takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida Santos is looking to improve his position but Sumani isn't that keen on the idea.
Sumani unloads with some shots from mount but Almeida Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Sumani throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sumani thowing shots but they're missing.
Sumani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida Santos controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Almeida Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kayatan Sumani's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Almeida Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayatan Sumani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sumani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Almeida Santos misses.
Sumani blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Almeida Santos. No joy for Sumani on that attempt.
Almeida Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sumani is out of range and Almeida Santos settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sumani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Almeida Santos, pushing him back against the cage.

Sumani jumps guard and drags Almeida Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sumani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almeida Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almeida Santos is fighting to break Sumani's control of his arms but Sumani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sumani is looking for a triangle but Almeida Santos pushes his legs off easily.

Sumani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sumani controls Almeida Santos momentarily but Almeida Santos frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almeida Santos gets to his feet. Sumani looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Almeida Santos connects with a high kick.

Sumani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sumani thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Almeida Santos to regain full guard.
Sumani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almeida Santos is trying to keep Sumani in close.
Sumani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumani trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida Santos pulls Sumani in close to prevent any damage.
Almeida Santos wants to stand and escape but Sumani is having none of it.
Almeida Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sumani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida Santos is trying to keep Sumani in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sumani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida Santos slips a jab and a cross from Sumani.
Almeida Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumani.
Danga de danga de dang - Almeida Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Almeida Santos misses with a low kick.
Victor Almeida Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sumani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida Santos is fending him off so far but Sumani persists. Nope, Almeida Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumani checks a low kick from Almeida Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kayatan Sumani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kayatan Sumani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sumani moves out of range as Almeida Santos throws a body kick.
Almeida Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sumani throws a right hand that Almeida Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida Santos also avoids with ease.
Almeida Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Almeida Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Almeida Santos.
Almeida Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumani tries to clinch but Almeida Santos moves out of range.
Sumani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victor Almeida Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida Santos throws a right hand that Sumani ducks under and follows up with a left that Sumani also avoids with ease.
Almeida Santos thumps Sumani with a low kick.

Sumani clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sumani looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sumani won't allow Almeida Santos to get back to his feet.
Sumani tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida Santos is retaining full guard.
Almeida Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sumani is controlling him.
Sumani pushes down on Almeida Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Sumani is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumani is looking to take a break and control but Almeida Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sumani stops Almeida Santos from getting back to his feet.
Sumani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumani's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sumani trying to pass the guard but Almeida Santos defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida Santos tries to kick Sumani off but Sumani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Almeida Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Almeida Santos is trying to stand up here but Sumani is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Almeida Santos tries a low kick but Sumani avoids it.
Victor Almeida Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sumani closes the distance and pushes Almeida Santos back into the cage.

Sumani has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Almeida Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Sumani manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sumani trying to pass the guard but Almeida Santos defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida Santos wants to control but Sumani is keeping busy.
Sumani is looking to stall here but Almeida Santos recovers full guard.
Sumani won't allow Almeida Santos to get back to his feet.
Sumani's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Sumani drops back looking for a leg! Almeida Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida Santos manages to kick Sumani off! Sumani jumps back into Almeida Santos's guard.
Sumani trying to control but Almeida Santos is working from the bottom.

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 Kayatan Sumani.
I think Sumani 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kayatan Sumani!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

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