PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kill killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicosuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). killer comes to the cage accompanied by set to fail. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

killer
vs
Santos

182 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kill killer!
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, Maicosuel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but killer avoids it really well and circles away.

killer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
killer looking to pass the guard.
killer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing killer from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Santos has an active guard here but killer has managed to pass into half guard.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
killer is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

killer darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.

killer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to control but killer postures up.

killer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
killer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but killer keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
killer is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
killer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
killer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
killer looking to control but instead Santos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
killer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is staying active underneath killer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kill killer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

killer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.

killer has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos wants to stand but killer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
killer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
Santos is in close to killer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
killer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos regains half guard.
killer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

killer stands up out of the half guard.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

killer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but killer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
killer trying to move into half guard but instead Santos has managed to sweep!
Santos trying to control but killer is working from the bottom.

Santos drops back looking for a leg! killer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and killer manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into killer's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos 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.

Santos has gone for a leg lock! killer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard.
killer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four 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.

Santos has his foot on killer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. killer works his way back into a safe position though.
killer slips nicely into half guard.
killer slows the pace down in half guard.
killer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that kill killer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows killer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos keeping full guard, as killer tries to pass.
Santos wants to sweep here but killer controlling him for the moment.
killer trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
killer wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
killer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
killer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
killer postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
killer tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

killer drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
killer scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as killer throws knees to the body.
killer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots and misses

and killer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
kill killer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
killer wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
killer looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
killer keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

Santos drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Santos seems to have locked his on tight now - killer screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Santos, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Maicosuel Santos!