PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Strahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Strahan
vs
Santos

182 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Strahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Strahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Strahan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strahan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Strahan stalling in the clinch.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Douglas Santos has been cut.
Santos looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Strahan.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Strahan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Strahan scores a nice knee to the body.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strahan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strahan scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strahan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strahan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strahan crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strahan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Strahan.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strahan lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Strahan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Strahan taking a breather.
Strahan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Strahan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strahan landing knees to the body.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Strahan working Santos over with knees to the body.
Strahan slows down the pace here.
Strahan scores with a knee to the head.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strahan landing knees to the body.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strahan working Santos over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Strahan.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strahan 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 fails to pull guard.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strahan crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos tries to pull guard but Strahan won't allow it.
Mike Strahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Santos.
Strahan landing knees to the body.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan blocks an elbow strike.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strahan slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strahan.
Strahan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strahan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos is trying to drag Strahan to the mat but Strahan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strahan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strahan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strahan.
Strahan working Santos over with knees to the body.
Strahan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Strahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Strahan misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Strahan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Strahan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Strahan with a knee to the head.
Strahan lands a damaging elbow.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Strahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strahan lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strahan scores with a knee to the head.
Strahan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strahan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Strahan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strahan lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Strahan is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strahan.
Strahan scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strahan lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Strahan lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Strahan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strahan.
Mike Strahan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Strahan.
Strahan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Mike Strahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Santos.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strahan.
Strahan just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
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!
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strahan smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Strahan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Strahan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strahan taking a breather.
Strahan crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Strahan 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 jumps guard but Strahan stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strahan controlling the action here for a moment.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strahan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Strahan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Strahan.
Strahan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Strahan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but Strahan holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strahan smiles and moves away.
Strahan's corner calls for a 1-2. Strahan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Strahan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Strahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Strahan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Strahan crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Strahan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strahan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strahan avoiding damage.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strahan slowing the pace effectively.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strahan landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strahan gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Strahan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strahan is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strahan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Strahan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strahan working Santos over with knees to the body.
Strahan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan leaning against his opponent.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Strahan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike Strahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Santos.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strahan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Strahan has double underhooks.

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.
Strahan is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.
Strahan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Strahan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan trying to land knees to the body.
Strahan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strahan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Strahan.
Strahan prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos tries to pull guard but Strahan won't allow it.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strahan prevents it.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Strahan 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 changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strahan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Strahan blocks the low kick.

Strahan closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Strahan avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Strahan avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strahan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strahan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Strahan has Santos pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Strahan.
Strahan is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strahan down to the mat. Strahan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt

and Strahan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strahan.
Strahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Strahan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strahan scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Strahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Strahan lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Strahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strahan 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Strahan!