PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Master BJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Master BJJ
vs
Santana

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Master BJJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Master BJJ sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santana trying to mount his opponent but Master BJJ defends it.
Master BJJ is refusing to be controlled, as Santana sits in half guard.
Master BJJ wants to control but Santana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santana prevents Master BJJ from standing back up.
Master BJJ keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Master BJJ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Master BJJ is controlling Santana's trapped leg to prevent Santana from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Master BJJ gets caught flat footed, as Santana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Master BJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master BJJ looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Master BJJ will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santana tries to stand but Master BJJ is controlling from the bottom.

Master BJJ working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Master BJJ wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Santana trying to control but Master BJJ is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Master BJJ holds on and takes a little breather.
Master BJJ is breathing heavily.
Master BJJ trying to control the position.
Santana trying to control but Master BJJ is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Master BJJ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana dives in and grabs Master BJJ's left leg, looking for a takedown. Master BJJ pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Master BJJ lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lucas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master BJJ tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master BJJ tries to score with a low kick but Santana moves his leg out of the way.
Santana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Master BJJ. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
Royce Master BJJ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Santana.
Master BJJ shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santana defends it nicely.
Master BJJ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.

Santana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santana showed some decent athleticism there.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santana misses with a takedown attempt

and Master BJJ counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Santana.

Master BJJ has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Santana regains guard immediately.
Master BJJ is stalling in the full guard.

Master BJJ stands and steps away. Santana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santana tries for a takedown but Master BJJ circles away easily

and Master BJJ counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santana!
Santana is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master BJJ goes for an armbar but Santana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Santana.
Master BJJ looking for a sweep. Not yet Master BJJ, not yet.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana looking to sit in guard and control but Master BJJ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Master BJJ tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom.

Master BJJ is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Master BJJ trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master BJJ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Master BJJ counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Royce Master BJJ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Santana.
Santana wants to improve his position but Master BJJ is controlling well.
Master BJJ seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Master BJJ's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Master BJJ's back!
Master BJJ manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santana's guard. Nice work there by Master BJJ.

Master BJJ stands up from Santana's guard - Master BJJ perhaps looking for a knockout.
Royce Master BJJ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master BJJ shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santana defends it nicely.
Santana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Master BJJ counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santana's guard now.
Santana seems keen to control Master BJJ's posture.

Santana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Master BJJ is aware though and is defending well.
Master BJJ stays in close to Santana's body and controls the position.
Royce Master BJJ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santana has his foot on Master BJJ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Master BJJ works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Master BJJ dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Santana scores with a takedown into Master BJJ's guard.
Master BJJ pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Master BJJ thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Master BJJ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Master BJJ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Master BJJ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Master BJJ stands up over Santana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana looking to control but Master BJJ passes into half guard.
Master BJJ is controlling the pace.
Master BJJ passes to full mount!
Master BJJ cracks Santana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Master BJJ connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Master BJJ goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Santana turns into him and now he's in Master BJJ's guard.
Santana wants to control from the top but Master BJJ keeps moving.
Master BJJ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Master BJJ keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana prevents Master BJJ from getting back to his feet.
Santana trying to control but Master BJJ is working from the bottom.
Master BJJ lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santana!
Santana wants to hold on but Master BJJ pushes him away.
Master BJJ prevents Santana from getting the reversal.
Master BJJ looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santana tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Master BJJ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Santana wants to hold on but Master BJJ pushes him away.
Santana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Master BJJ tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Master BJJ tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Santana is in all sorts of trouble here.

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 Royce Master BJJ.
Well Master BJJ has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Master BJJ!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

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