PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 5913 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 607 p4p, 513 weight class). Da Silva has chosen 300 Violins Orchestra as his entrance music. Leonardo Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Da Silva

187 cm
25
193
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
192
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Da Silva had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Miguel Santos has been cut.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Santos throws a counter high kick but Da Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Da Silva tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.

Santos breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Da Silva to keep the fight standing.
Santos is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a double jab

and Santos counters by clinching up.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Da Silva lands an overhand right.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva with a jab.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Miguel Santos's cut is getting worse.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a double jab

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonardo Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santos's cut.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Da Silva lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.

Santos rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Santos jumps guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos lands a body shot.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Da Silva does no damage.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Da Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Miguel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Miguel Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Silva up against the cage.

Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santos'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. This is the final round!

Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Da Silva scores with a nice strike.

Santos has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Silva! But no joy.
Santos blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.

Santos manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos stalling.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos jumps guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.

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 Miguel 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Santos!
Leonardo Da Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.