PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio dos Santos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fulton
vs
dos Santos

170 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Fulton!
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, Fabricio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton lands with a thumping leg kick.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Fulton sprawls well.
Fulton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Fulton avoids nicely.
dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Remy Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio dos Santos.
dos Santos looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Fulton sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulton, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fulton works the jab nicely.
Fulton lands a jab to dos Santos's midsection.
Fulton scoring well with a low kick there.
dos Santos dives in and grabs Fulton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fulton pushes down on dos Santos's head and hops out.
Remy Fulton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fulton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fulton stalks dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into dos Santos's face. dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Fulton lands a head shot.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fulton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Fulton shows good takedown defense.
Fulton is looking to slow dos Santos down with leg kicks.
dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulton can pounce on him.
Fulton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulton can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Fulton - just one landing.
Fulton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fulton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fulton connects with a single shot there.
Fulton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
Fulton lunges at dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Santos's hand.
Fulton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fulton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fulton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Fulton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fulton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fulton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
Fulton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fulton scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fulton.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fulton tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fulton to the ground. Fulton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fulton.
Fulton scoring well with a low kick there.
Fulton misses with the combination.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulton, right into the meat.
Fulton scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fabricio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fulton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fulton works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Fulton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fulton throws a shot to the body.
Fulton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fulton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Fulton counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Santos's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fulton.
dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
dos Santos wants to clinch
and Fulton counters with an inside leg kick.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fulton. Fulton obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fulton's waist but Fulton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
Fulton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fulton scores with a shot to the body.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fulton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fulton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
dos Santos clinches but Fulton breaks the clinch
and Fulton counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulton, right into the meat.
Fulton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fulton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fulton counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton slips a straight right by dos Santos.
Fulton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Fulton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fulton throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fulton.
Fabricio dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Fulton counters with a low kick, right behind dos Santos 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Fulton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Remy Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio dos Santos.
Fulton connects with a crisp jab.
Fulton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fulton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
Fulton fails to land with a series of punches.
Fulton throws a right and a left that dos Santos avoids nicely.
dos Santos takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fulton. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
Fulton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fulton connects with a right hand. dos Santos shakes it off.
Fulton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fulton feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.
dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fulton pinned against the cage. Fulton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fulton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fulton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fulton counters with a low kick, right behind dos Santos 's knee.
Fulton throws a quick inside leg kick.
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Fulton 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. And we move into the final round!

dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fulton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fulton tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fulton to the ground. Fulton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fulton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fulton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fulton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fulton feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.
Fulton connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fulton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Fulton sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos tries to move into range but Fulton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fulton. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
Fulton feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fulton. Fulton obviously looking to wear him down.
Fulton lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fulton.
dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Fulton counters with a leg kick.
Remy Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio dos Santos.
Fulton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fulton throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fulton.
Fulton with a hook.
Fulton scores with a body shot.
dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulton can pounce on him.
dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fulton counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
Fulton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fulton lands a jab to the nose.
Fulton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fulton connects with a solid leg kick.
Fulton lands a nice leg kick that just misses dos Santos's sensitive parts.
dos Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Fulton shows good takedown defense.
Fulton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
Fulton chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulton, right into the meat.
Fulton lands with a shot to the body.
Fulton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fulton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulton, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Fulton.
A jab from Fulton does it's job there.
dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fulton can pounce on him.
dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fulton counters with an inside leg kick.
dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fulton.
dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Fulton tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fulton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fulton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fulton lands a nice leg kick that just misses dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Fulton thumps dos Santos with a low kick.
Fulton scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fulton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fabricio dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fulton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Fulton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fulton 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Fulton!