PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Easy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Easy
vs
Santana

184 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Easy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Santana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easy tries a head kick but it misses.
Easy throws a head kick that Santana semi-blocks.
Easy scoring well with a low kick there.
Easy throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Easy. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
Santana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Easy lands with a right hand.
Easy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easy connects with a leg kick. Santana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Easy throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Santana scores with a one two! Easy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easy misses the shot to the body.
Easy defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Easy lands with a kick to the temple. Santana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana jabs Easy right on the nose. Easy blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Santana misses.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.

Santana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A lull in the action here as Santana stalls from top position.
Easy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Easy tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Santana cracks Easy with a big right hand but Easy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Santana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Easy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Easy misses with a head kick.
A jab from Santana misses.

Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santana slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana working Easy over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santana sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Easy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Santana misses.
Santana fails to land the takedown.
Easy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Easy misses with a body shot.

Santana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Easy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Easy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.
Santana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Santana was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan Easy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Easy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santana takes a swing at Easy's ribcage but misses.
Easy throws a leg kick which misses Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as Santana tries to avoid it.
Santana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Easy defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Easy stuffs the takedown.
Dan Easy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Santana.
Easy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santana takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana avoids the head kick by Easy.
Easy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Easy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Santana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Easy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santana is in Easy's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santana is stalling in the full guard.
Easy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana content to stall in guard here.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana throws a body punch but Easy moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana throws a hook but Easy blocks it.
Easy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Santana has a takedown stuffed.
Easy scores with a leg kick.
Santana misses with a hook
and Easy counters with a head kick. That will keep Santana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santana shoots for a takedown but Easy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Easy lands but Santana takes it in his stride.
Easy lands with a kick to the temple. Santana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Easy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana lands with a good body shot.
Easy defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dan Easy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Santana.
Easy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Santana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Easy did well to prevent Santana getting side control.
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Santana controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Easy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana with good strikes from the mount here!
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Easy?
Santana dominating with strikes here.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Easy hang on?

Easy is rocked!
Thiago Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana lands a big shot to the head and Easy winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thiago Santana!
Thiago Santana was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.