PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Vargas (ranked 394 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Triston Santos (ranked 51 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vargas
vs
Santos

181 cm
26
160
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
165
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Triston Santos!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Vargas lands.
Danny Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos throws a right hand that Vargas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vargas also avoids with ease.
It looked like Vargas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vargas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Vargas back into the cage.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
Santos is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Vargas.
Vargas lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Vargas - that landed with a thud.
Vargas has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
Santos blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with the head strike.
Santos tries to stall but Vargas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vargas lands with a left to the head.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Vargas.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Vargas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Vargas.
Vargas being controlled against the cage.
Vargas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargas tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Vargas taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Vargas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Vargas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Vargas as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vargas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Vargas scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Vargas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vargas.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body.
Santos blocks a body shot from Vargas.
A short body shot lands from Vargas as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas stalling against the cage.
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vargas keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Vargas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
It looked like Vargas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vargas moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Santos catches Vargas right on the button with a cross.
Vargas scores with a jab.

Santos is rocked!
Triston Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vargas.
Vargas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Vargas finish him?
Vargas pounces like a tiger and cracks Santos with a vicious hook! Santos is down but not out! Vargas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Vargas!