PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Frambach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelio dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

dos Santos
vs
Frambach

177 cm
23
149 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Frambach!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frambach swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
dos Santos throws the left hand but Frambach avoids the punch easily.

Frambach rushes dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.

Frambach pulls dos Santos into guard.
dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Frambach.
Frambach is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frambach keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
dos Santos gets back to full guard.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Frambach from controlling successfully.

Frambach thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frambach 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.
Frambach wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.

dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Frambach drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frambach jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frambach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Frambach passes dos Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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.
Frambach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for dos Santos!
dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Frambach is trying to control the action in half guard but dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Frambach.
Frambach looks gassed!
Frambach is trying to control the action in half guard but dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
dos Santos wants to control but Frambach is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Frambach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frambach is keen to just control but dos Santos is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frambach tries to clinch up but dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Frambach's front leg but catches the back leg as Frambach tries to avoid it.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Frambach tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frambach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Frambach ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Frambach.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frambach paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frambach shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

dos Santos is looking for a triangle here but Frambach uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Frambach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frambach advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Frambach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frambach darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for dos Santos.
dos Santos is trying to keep Frambach in close.
Frambach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frambach trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Frambach wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
Frambach throwing strikes from guard but dos Santos blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frambach defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frambach trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

dos Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frambach doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Frambach wants to sweep but no luck.
Frambach trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frambach is on top in guard.

Frambach is posturing up here but dos Santos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Frambach tries to roll out but it's too tight and Frambach has to tap! Slick submission there by dos Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nelio dos Santos!