PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 869 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 103 p4p, 257 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Adams

170 cm
29
163
16 - 10 - 0

184 cm
23
169
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Santos is rocked!

It looks like Michel Santos has been cut.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams .

Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adams quickly recovers to half guard.
Adams is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.

Santos is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos pushes down on Adams 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos prevents Adams from improving his position.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos prevents Adams from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.
Santos passes to side control.
Adams is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Santos grinds an elbow into Adams 's temple.
Santos scores with punches from side control.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Santos taking a breather here.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Santos connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is holding Santos down, trying to stall.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santos trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams manages to get back to half guard.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adams is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Adams pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos moves into full mount! Adams won't be happy about that!
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adams tries to buck Santos off but he can't manage it.
Adams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Santos's cut.
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.

Adams scores with a hook.
Adams throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adams avoids the body shot from Santos.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Michel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

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

Santos 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.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but Santos postures up.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos staying busy and making it hard for Adams to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is trying to break free.
Adams wants to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Good control from Adams .
Santos prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Santos can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Adams not allowing Santos to control his hands.
Santos is really stuck here.
Adams trying to control momentarily.
Adams controls the action.
Adams trying to control momentarily.
Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Adams 's guard. Nice work there by Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams is trying to keep Santos in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.

Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is thwarting Adams 's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is thwarting Adams 's attempts to control the position.
Santos prevents Adams from improving his position.
Michel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Santos is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Adams defends it.
Adams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michel Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruno Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams .
Nice defenses there by Adams .
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos blocks a jab.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Adams throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Adams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Santos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos takes one on the button.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruno Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Adams .
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adams misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Adams ! Santos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Adams !
Bruno Adams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fantasy Threads, into his post fight interview.