PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Janda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janda comes to the cage accompanied by Harper Lewis. Santos has chosen BLOWN AWAY as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Janda
vs
Santos

178 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BUY ONE,GET TWO
Conviction

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Janda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janda, right into the meat.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Janda doesn't seem bothered though.
Janda cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Janda tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janda checks a leg kick.
Janda blocks the body kick.
Janda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Janda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos throws a leg kick

and Janda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Janda.

Santos breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Janda throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Janda fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
A low kick from Santos misses
and Janda counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Janda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janda wants to clinch.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos blocks a head kick by Janda.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janda just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jesus Santos has been cut.
Janda defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Janda throws and low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a kick to the body

and Janda counters by moving into the clinch.
Janda has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Janda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Santos.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Janda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janda 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.
Santos avoiding damage as Janda throws knees to the body.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Janda, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janda throws an elbow but misses.
Janda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Janda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos swings for the body but Janda moves out of range.
Janda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Janda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos misses with a hook.
Janda slips under a jab.
Janda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and Janda counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos swings for the body but Janda moves out of range.
Janda throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Janda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Janda throws a head kick that misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a leg kick but Janda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Janda thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Janda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erik Janda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus 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.

Janda tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Jesus Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Janda moves away and avoids it.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janda throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santos looks to land a combination but Janda avoids it well.
Santos motions for Janda to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos digs a good hook to Janda's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Janda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos throws a low kick but Janda avoids it.
Janda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Janda slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Santos thows a leg kick but Janda checks it
and Janda counters with a solid body kick.
Janda throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos throws the left hand but Janda avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Janda.
Santos throws a hook but Janda avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos throws a body punch but Janda moves out of range.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Janda counters with an inside leg kick.
Janda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janda blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Janda.
Janda moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
A low kick from Janda misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janda takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janda tries to clinch up.
Janda ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Janda defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Janda throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Janda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos works Janda's body with a nice hook.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Janda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Janda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janda tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Janda misses with a low kick.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Janda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Janda.
Janda moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Janda scores with a head kick.
Santos connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Janda is just out of range.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesus Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janda manages to avoid it.
Janda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos checks a low kick from Janda.
Santos misses with a leg kick
and Janda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Janda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Janda doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos swings for the body but Janda moves out of range.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Santos throws a hook but Janda blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janda was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Janda.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Janda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Janda checks it well.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Janda throws a lazy head kick
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Janda misses with the body kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Janda misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Janda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a head kick by Janda.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Janda saw it coming and moves away.
Janda doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Janda throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
A low kick from Janda misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janda.
Santos avoids the body shot from Janda.
Janda misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Janda lands a head kick. Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Janda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Janda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Janda counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Janda moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
Janda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.

Santos is rocked!
Janda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Janda finish him?
A head kick by Santos misses

and Janda counters by moving into the clinch.
Janda tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janda throws an elbow but misses.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos misses with a body shot
and Janda counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos clobbers Janda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Janda's leg but Janda calmly moves out of range.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janda.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Janda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Janda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janda throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erik Janda.
Well Janda 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!