PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Duarte (ranked 4322 p4p, 4832 weight class) and Miguel Santos (ranked 438 p4p, 468 weight class). Francisco Duarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duarte
vs
Santos

185 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

NARCOS
Wrestler Wayfare

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Duarte has Santos pressed against the cage.
Duarte stalling against the cage.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Duarte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos looks winded!
Knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte effectively controlling the action here.

Duarte has clasped his hands together around Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Duarte is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos prevents Duarte from moving into mount.
Duarte working the ground and pound from side control.
Duarte throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Duarte works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands some shots froms side control.

Santos is rocked!
Duarte landing a few strikes.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Duarte finish him?
Duarte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santos down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Santos is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Duarte can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Duarte!