PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smythe comes to the cage accompanied by 10 000 Fists by Disturbed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smythe
vs
Santos

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

209 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrik Smythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smythe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.

Smythe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos looks gassed!
Smythe trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Santos has his foot on Smythe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smythe works his way back into a safe position though.
Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smythe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smythe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smythe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santos wants to control the position but Smythe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythe wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is pulling down on Smythe's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smythe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smythe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santos wants to control but Smythe is keeping busy.
Santos won't allow Smythe to pass to mount.
Santos trying to control but Smythe postures up.
Smythe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Smythe.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smythe is looking for a kimura here.
Smythe scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smythe slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Smythe trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Smythe wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Santos uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Smythe defends easily.
Santos has momentary wrist control but Smythe slips an elbow through the middle.
Smythe lands a couple of digs.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smythe connects with a couple of short punches.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos landing strikes from the mount.
Smythe can't escape the position.
Smythe wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Smythe just holding on.
Smythe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Smythe's hands, connecting with Smythe's forehead.
Smythe gets back to full guard.
Santos trying to control but Smythe is working from the bottom.
Smythe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Smythe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Smythe has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smythe lands a nice short elbow.
Santos gets back to full guard.

Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smythe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smythe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smythe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smythe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smythe slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smythe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smythe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Smythe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Smythe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santos misses with a takedown attempt

and Smythe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smythe distracts Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smythe trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smythe advances position into side control!
Smythe is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to buck Smythe off but Smythe is having none of it.
Smythe working the ground and pound from side control.
Smythe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.

Smythe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos is breathing heavily.

Smythe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.

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

Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smythe!
Smythe is trying desperately to improve position.
Smythe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos working Smythe over with strikes here.

It looks like Patrik Smythe has been cut.
Smythe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smythe is working hard here to advance position.
Santos blocks Smythe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smythe tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe regains half guard.
Smythe trying to control here.
Smythe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos trying to control but Smythe is working from the bottom.

Smythe working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.

Smythe 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.
Smythe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Smythe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Smythe maintains control.

Smythe looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.
Smythe prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Smythe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smythe wants to stand up but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos trying to get back to full guard but Smythe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Smythe lands a nice shot to the head.

Smythe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Smythe works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control Smythe's posture but Smythe avoids it.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Patrik Smythe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Smythe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos stops Smythe from passing to mount.
Smythe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smythe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Smythe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Smythe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrik Smythe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smythe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smythe showed some decent athleticism there.
Smythe passes to full mount!
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Smythe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Santos is rocked!
Smythe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Smythe finish him?
Smythe breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smythe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smythe with a couple of short strikes.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Smythe is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos wants to improve his position but Smythe is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smythe is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos trying to hold on to Smythe's head to control him but Smythe postures up.
Smythe is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Smythe drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Smythe throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smythe wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Smythe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos is pressing down on Smythe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smythe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smythe tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Smythe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smythe scoring with punches and elbows.
Smythe scores with punches from side control.

Smythe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smythe blocks the strikes from Santos.

Smythe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smythe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smythe wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to advance position but Smythe won't allow it.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smythe defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smythe lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Smythe.
Santos with a poor takedown

and Smythe moves into the clinch.

Smythe manages to break the clinch.
Smythe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos shoots and misses

and Smythe counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smythe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smythe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Smythe scoring with punches and elbows.
Santos tries to bench press Smythe off him but Smythe keeps the position.

Smythe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos sneaks back into half guard.

Smythe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smythe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Smythe is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smythe to get the leverage.
Smythe winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Smythe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smythe passes into half guard.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smythe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Smythe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smythe 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrik Smythe!