PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kaataja (ranked 2315 p4p, 2790 weight class) and Bentley Santos (ranked 303 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bentley Santos enters the cage!

Kaataja
vs
Santos

225 cm
25
213
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
213
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kaataja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaataja lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Kaataja with a nice cross.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaataja misses the target.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Santos scores with a takedown into Kaataja's guard.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaataja has wrist control.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kaataja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaataja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos trying to control but Kaataja is working from the bottom.
Kaataja has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaataja trying to control but Santos postures up.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaataja wants to get back to full guard but Santos has passed into side control.
Santos lands an elbow.
Santos grinds an elbow into Kaataja's temple.
Kaataja struggling a bit here.
Kaataja has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kaataja takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kaataja on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kaataja tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Santos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kaataja struggling a bit here.
Kaataja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kaataja to see if he's OK.
Kaataja is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Santos is putting a hurting on Kaataja here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kaataja is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos moves into full mount!
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaataja's face.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaataja hang on?
Kaataja is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Santos scoring with strikes but Kaataja is staying in there.

Kaataja is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos with shots to the head and body - Kaataja looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Kaataja is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Kaataja in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santos lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kaataja! Santos sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kaataja and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bentley Santos!
A very excited looking Bentley Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.