PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Santos
vs
The Poodle

212 cm
25
320 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

220 cm
28
316 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Santos tries to clinch but The Poodle moves out of range.
De Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Thiago De Santos has been cut.
The Poodle lands a nice looking body shot.
De Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santos throws a solid leg kick but The Poodle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Santos.
The Poodle throws a body punch but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos misses with a double jab
and The Poodle counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Poodle throws a one two combo.
The Poodle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Poodle keeps the fight on the outside.
De Santos throws a leg kick but The Poodle moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos throws a front kick aimed at The Poodle's knee but The Poodle avoids it well.
The Poodle checks the leg kick.
The Poodle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from The Poodle.
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
De Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Poodle sprawls well. The Poodle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
The Poodle clobbers De Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Thiago De Santos's cut is getting worse.
The Poodle throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santos. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Poodle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Poodle swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Thiago De Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Poodle works De Santos's body with a nice hook.
The Poodle misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Santos.
De Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Santos on the side of the head.
The Poodle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Poodle lands a slapping body shot.
De Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Poodle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from The Poodle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Poodle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Poodle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Poodle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from The Poodle.
The Poodle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by De Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Thiago De Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Poodle lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from The Poodle misses.
De Santos darts in trying to clinch
and De Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.

De Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Poodle sprawls well initially but De Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

De Santos is working for a submission of some sort.

De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Poodle sees it coming and defends easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle tries to kick De Santos off but De Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Santos wants to take a breather but The Poodle is having none of it.

De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but The Poodle is defending well.
The Poodle wants to get back to his feet.

De Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Poodle is trying to stand.

De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Poodle sees it coming and defends easily.
The Poodle looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Santos seems to be working for a kimura but The Poodle defends the submission attempt.

De Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but The Poodle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

De Santos is looking for a kimura here.

De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but The Poodle is defending well.
The Poodle wants to get back to his feet.

De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Poodle sees it coming and defends easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The Poodle is defending against the submission attempts here by De Santos.

De Santos is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from The Poodle as he works his way to full guard.
De Santos prevents The Poodle from getting back to his feet.
De Santos passes The Poodle's left leg - he's now in half guard.

De Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Santos is pressing down on The Poodle's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Poodle is holding on for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is looking to escape.

De Santos is looking for a kimura here.

De Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but The Poodle is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy The Poodle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago De Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Santos tries to clinch but The Poodle moves out of range.

De Santos has managed to clinch.

De Santos jumps guard and drags The Poodle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

De Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Poodle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Poodle wants to stand but De Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Santos is working an open guard so The Poodle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Poodle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - The Poodle circles away.
A shot to the body from De Santos misses
and The Poodle counters with a left and a right that stings De Santos.
De Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Santos wants to clinch up but The Poodle keeps it at a distance.
The Poodle avoids the body shot from De Santos.
The Poodle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santos tries to move into range but The Poodle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Jeez, Thiago De Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good exchange - The Poodle coming out on top.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiago De Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy The Poodle!