PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nose
vs
dos Santos

190 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Nose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose swinging wilding here.
Nose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Nose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nose shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nose swinging wilding here.
Nose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dos Santos is fending him off so far but Nose persists. Nope, dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nose throws a one two combo.

It looks like Rafael dos Santos has been cut.
Nose throws a series of punches but dos Santos moves out of range.
Red Nose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nose has dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nose has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nose.

Nose is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. dos Santos can't fight it off and eventually Nose manages to take the fight to the floor. dos Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Nose from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose throws a strike but dos Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Nose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
dos Santos advances position into side control!
Nose is trying to strike from the bottom but dos Santos has passed into full mount.
Nose is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nose sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nose keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose is looking to control dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nose avoid being mounted?

dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Santos looks gassed!
Nose is looking to control dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nose avoid being mounted?
Nose wants to get back to full guard.
Nose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dos Santos on the ground.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nose fails with the takedown.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Nose. Nose gets slowly back to his feet.

Nose forces dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nose breaks the clinch.
Nose throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Nose shoots in for a double leg but dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
dos Santos misses with a double jab

and Nose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Nose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Nose circles away.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Nose. Nose gets slowly back to his feet.
Nose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dos Santos pinned against the cage. dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Nose counters with a big head kick but dos Santos shrugs it off.
Nose tries to bum rush dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dos Santos is fending him off so far but Nose persists. Nope, dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Nose. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose shoots in and drives through. dos Santos sprawls well.
Nose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Nose closes this distance looking for a takedown but dos Santos circles away.
Nose slips a jab and a cross from dos Santos.
Nose dodges the punch combination from dos Santos.
Nose tries to close the distance and clinch but dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.

dos Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nose working a defensive guard here.
dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Nose is keeping the position.
dos Santos trying to control but Nose is working from the bottom.
Nose wants to sweep here but dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
dos Santos stays in close to Nose's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nose can't keep his opponent in guard - dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos prevents Nose from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nose manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
dos Santos won't allow Nose to sweep him here.
Nose is trying to keep dos Santos in close.
Nose throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
dos Santos stands and throws Nose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nose keeps working.
Nose strikes from the bottom but dos Santos takes advantage and advances to full mount!

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.
Nose working to try and regain half guard.

dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Nose tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nose is looking to get to half guard.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nose is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nose regains full guard. Nicely done.
dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nose is keeping the position for now.
dos Santos won't allow Nose to sweep him here.
Nose throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nose manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rafael dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nose trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nose is really struggling to control dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose looking to pass the guard.
Nose looking to sit in guard and control but dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nose looking to control.
Nose wants to sweep here but dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Nose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Nose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nose looks to land a combination but dos Santos avoids it well.
Nose with a poor takedown

and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dos 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.
dos Santos postures up.
Nose looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Nose trying to keep a closed guard but dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Nose wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nose throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose trying to keep a closed guard but dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Nose looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos Santos is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nose misses with the combination.
Nose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dos Santos's guard.
Nose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nose stands up over dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
dos Santos trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos working for a triangle but Nose defends it easily.
Nose wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
Nose trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

dos Santos has his foot on Nose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nose works his way back into a safe position though.
Nose wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.

dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael dos Santos!