PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Viinamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viinamaki comes to the cage accompanied by Jope Ruonansuu - Juodaan Vodkaa. De Santos has chosen Drop the World as his entrance music. Thiago De Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Viinamaki
vs
De Santos

200 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

212 cm
21
320 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jussi Viinamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago De Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viinamaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Santos.
Viinamaki tries to clinch there but De Santos circles away.
De Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Viinamaki.
Viinamaki tries to clinch but De Santos moves out of range.
Viinamaki is looking to clinch.
De Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Viinamaki throws the left hand but De Santos avoids the punch easily.
Viinamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but De Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viinamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viinamaki throws a hook but De Santos avoids it easily.
Viinamaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Viinamaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Viinamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Jussi Viinamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viinamaki moves in looking to clinch but De Santos pushes him off.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viinamaki as he avoids it easily.
Jussi Viinamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago De Santos.

De Santos scores with a takedown into Viinamaki's guard.
Viinamaki wants to stand up but De Santos is controlling him.
Viinamaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viinamaki tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos preventing the sweep.
De Santos pushing down on Viinamaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Viinamaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Viinamaki trying to control here.
Viinamaki tries to get to full guard but De Santos has control of the leg.
Viinamaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Santos on the ground.
De Santos trying to control the pace.
De Santos wants to control but Viinamaki is keeping him busy.
De Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Viinamaki!
Viinamaki tries to lock up and control but De Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

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.
De Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Viinamaki is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by De Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Viinamaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santos lands with some strikes.

It looks like Jussi Viinamaki has been cut.
Viinamaki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Viinamaki is looking to improve his position.
Viinamaki trying to control but De Santos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Viinamaki gets full guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Viinamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Viinamaki is pulling down on De Santos's head to control his posture.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Viinamaki.
De Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viinamaki has De Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
Viinamaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Santos!
Viinamaki looking to control but De Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Santos wants to control but Viinamaki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Viinamaki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the body from Viinamaki misses
and De Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viinamaki stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santos. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Viinamaki tries to clinch up
letting De Santos counter with a right hand.
Viinamaki closes the distance but De Santos moves to the side

and De Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Viinamaki!
De Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Viinamaki tries to hold on but De Santos pushes him away.
De Santos trying to control but Viinamaki is having none of it.

De Santos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Viinamaki is on top in guard.
De Santos is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control the position.
Viinamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
De Santos looking to control.
Viinamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Santos working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viinamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Viinamaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viinamaki cracks De Santos with a solid left hand.
Viinamaki trying to control but De Santos is working from the bottom.
De Santos has a closed guard, preventing Viinamaki from standing up.
Viinamaki preventing the sweep.
Viinamaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Viinamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Santos is trying to control the position but Viinamaki postures up.
Viinamaki distracts De Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Viinamaki is looking to work some ground and pound but De Santos has wrist control.
Viinamaki with a nice head shot there.
Viinamaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viinamaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viinamaki wants to control from the top but De Santos keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
Viinamaki wants to control from the top but De Santos keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Viinamaki.
De Santos is adopting a defensive guard.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viinamaki's guard.
Viinamaki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Santos has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viinamaki tries to bench press De Santos off him but De Santos keeps the position.
Viinamaki prevents De Santos from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jussi Viinamaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
De Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viinamaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viinamaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viinamaki's head.
Viinamaki looks to clinch
and De Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Viinamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Viinamaki.
Viinamaki tries to clinch up
and De Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Viinamaki looks to clinch

and De Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thiago De Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Santos wants to pass to mount but Viinamaki is defending the position.

De Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Viinamaki trying to hold on to De Santos's head to control him but De Santos postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viinamaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Viinamaki trying to keep a closed guard but De Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Viinamaki wants to stand and escape but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Viinamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viinamaki trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Viinamaki misses with a body kick.
Viinamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Santos counters with a nice body shot.
De Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Viinamaki looks to clinch

and De Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Viinamaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Viinamaki is pulling down on De Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from De Santos, at least for the moment.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Viinamaki keeping full guard, as De Santos tries to pass.
Viinamaki wants to sweep here but De Santos controlling him for the moment.
Viinamaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santos.
Viinamaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Santos is one step ahead there.
De Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jussi Viinamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viinamaki is looking to sweep but instead, De Santos has passed into half guard.
Viinamaki gets back to full guard.
De Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Viinamaki has wrist control.
Viinamaki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thiago De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
De Santos trying to control but Viinamaki is working from the bottom.

Viinamaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viinamaki working a defensive guard here.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Viinamaki keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Viinamaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jussi Viinamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Viinamaki tries to clinch up
and De Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Santos scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago De Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago De Santos!