PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faishan Singsurat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Singsurat

183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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, Douglas Santos!
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, Faishan Singsurat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Singsurat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Singsurat which made him look bad.

Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos takes a little break here. Singsurat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos trying to control the action but Singsurat is working from the bottom.
Singsurat is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singsurat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Santos tries for a kimura but Singsurat is defending well.
Santos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singsurat some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Singsurat is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singsurat can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Santos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Santos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Santos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Singsurat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Singsurat get back to his feet.
Singsurat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Douglas Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singsurat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Singsurat tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch
and Singsurat counters with a nice body kick.
Singsurat leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singsurat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Singsurat counters with a head kick.
Singsurat connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos tries for a takedown but Singsurat circles away easily

and Singsurat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos presses Singsurat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Singsurat.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Singsurat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Singsurat working Santos over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singsurat.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singsurat crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Singsurat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Singsurat misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Singsurat has double underhooks.
Singsurat scores with a knee to the head.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Singsurat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singsurat lands a nice knee to the body.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
Singsurat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singsurat smiles and moves away.
Santos swings for the body but Singsurat moves out of range.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
and Singsurat counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singsurat moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singsurat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is leaning against Singsurat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Singsurat lands a nice elbow.
Singsurat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Singsurat lands a knee to the body.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Singsurat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Singsurat misses with a knee strike.

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.
Singsurat gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singsurat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singsurat landing knees to the body.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Singsurat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Singsurat throws a nice head kick!
Douglas Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singsurat lands a high kick!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singsurat as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singsurat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faishan Singsurat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Singsurat is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

Singsurat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singsurat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Singsurat gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Singsurat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Singsurat walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Singsurat slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singsurat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Singsurat.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singsurat defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat tries to clinch up.
Singsurat fails with an attempt to clinch.

Singsurat moves into the clinch successfully.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singsurat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
Singsurat crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.

That's two 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.
Nice elbow from Singsurat.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singsurat.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Singsurat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Singsurat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Singsurat.

Santos decides to pull guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos is looking to stand up but Singsurat isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to keep Singsurat in close.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singsurat 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.
Singsurat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singsurat lands a couple of digs.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Singsurat pushes his legs off easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Singsurat rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Singsurat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Singsurat lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Singsurat scores with a knee to the head.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Singsurat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Singsurat misses with a knee strike.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singsurat working Santos over with knees to the body.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Singsurat landing knees to the body.
Singsurat looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Singsurat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees to the body from Singsurat.
Santos tries to circle away but Singsurat has him pinned against the cage.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Singsurat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos tries to pull guard but Singsurat won't allow it.
Singsurat landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Faishan Singsurat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singsurat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faishan Singsurat!