PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen CXA - Contos do Crime as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almer
vs
Santos

175 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

171 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos throws a head kick but Almer moves out of range.
Almer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almer lands the left hand.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Almer lands with a cross.
Almer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almer thuds his shin into the meat of Santos's side.
Almer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almer scores with a head kick.

It looks like Danilo Santos has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Almer. That snapped Santos's head back.
Almer pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Almer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almer can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Almer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Almer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
A solid body kick from Almer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almer throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Almer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Almer cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Almer scores with a nice head shot.
Almer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Almer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Almer misses with a head kick.
Almer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Almer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almer scores with a punch to the head.
Almer lands a front kick.
Almer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almer catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almer jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Almer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Almer scores with a shot to the body.
Almer lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Almer cracks Santos with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Almer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almer!
Almer scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Almer. Santos shrugs it off though.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Almer lands a front kick.
Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almer.
Almer thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Almer scores with a nice body kick.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almer to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almer.
Almer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Almer scores with a nice body kick.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almer cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Almer scores with a punch to the head.
Almer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Almer.
Almer scores with a push kick.
Good shot there by Almer.
Almer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Almer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Almer tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Almer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Almer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Almer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almer can pounce on him.
Almer scores with a jab to the head.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Almer throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Almer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almer lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into rage.
Almer throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Almer lands with a nice body punch.
Thiago Almer is winning the standup battle so far.
Almer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Danilo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Almer. That one must have hurt.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almer cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Almer lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almer.
Almer throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Almer cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almer scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Almer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almer.
Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Almer connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almer. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almer.
Almer sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Almer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Almer has got the better of the exchanges.
Almer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Almer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almer cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almer.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almer!
Almer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Almer thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almer thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Almer scores with a jab.
Almer scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Almer lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Almer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.

Almer forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Almer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Almer.
Almer lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Almer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Almer throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Almer.
Almer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer thuds his shin into the meat of Santos's side.
Almer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Almer lands a head kick!
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Almer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Santos's cut.
That's time! Almer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Almer. Santos shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Almer. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almer.
A solid body kick from Almer.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Almer finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Almer lands a jab.
Almer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Almer feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Almer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Almer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Almer.
Almer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Almer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer jabs at Santos's body.
That kick from Almer tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Almer lands a nice looking body kick.
Almer works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a series of punches but Almer avoids them all with ease.
Almer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Almer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.

Almer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos tries to circle away but Almer has him pinned against the cage.
Almer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Almer lands with a light punch inside.

Almer manages to break the clinch.
Almer tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Almer tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almer lands a slapping body shot.
Almer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almer scores with a nice head shot.
Almer misses the shot to the body.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.
Almer lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Almer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos blocks a head kick by Almer.
Almer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Almer back into the cage.
Almer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Almer lands a left hand.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Almer is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Almer.
Almer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Almer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almer lands a shot to the body.
Almer lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.

Almer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almer scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almer lands with a shot to the body.
Almer connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thiago Almer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almer scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Almer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Santos rushes Almer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danilo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almer lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Almer prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Almer.
Almer scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Almer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almer 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Almer!