PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Smit

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 Amsterdam, Marlo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Smit!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos wants to clinch.
Smit checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos swings for the body but Smit moves out of range.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Smit circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Smit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos wants to clinch up but Smit keeps it at a distance.
Smit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos wants to clinch but Smit slips to the side

and Smit counters with a takedown into side control.

Smit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smit off and has taken his back!
Santos trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smit doesn't escape.
Smit trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Santos controlling from the back.
Santos trying to control.
Smit tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
Smit looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Santos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling well, preventing Smit from escaping the position.
Smit trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Smit tries to break free.
Santos controls the action.
Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smit tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Santos controlling the positon.
Smit is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Santos.
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Smit pushed the leg off.
Santos has the hooks in. Smit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Smit do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
I really don't envy Smit right now.
Santos trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smit doesn't escape.
Smit trying to control the hands but Santos breaks the grip.
Smit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Santos is staying active.
Santos has the hooks in. Smit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Santos controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos struggling to keep hold of the position.

Marlo Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smit swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Marlo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Smit pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlo Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smit has a takedown stuffed.
Santos tries to clinch up.

Santos clinches with his opponent.

Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Santos is not going to allow Smit to sit and survive in this position.
Smit tries to escape but Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smit is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Santos.
Smit wants to escape the position.
Santos trying to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controlling the position well here. Smit rolled but Santos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smit tries to escape but Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smit trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him.
Santos struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos has good solid back control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smit trying to control but not successfully.
Santos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Santos is hanging on to Smit's back as he tries to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos tries to keep control of the position but Smit is staying busy.
Santos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos has the hooks in. Smit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Santos trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smit doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marlo Santos.

Santos darts in and clinches Smit up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smit tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the ropes and eventually Smit drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos working Smit over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smit shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Marlo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Smit.
Santos tries to clinch there but Smit circles away.
Smit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to clinch there but Smit circles away.
Marlo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is looking to clinch but Smit is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlo Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos tries to clinch there but Smit circles away.
Smit closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Smit pushes Santos against the ropes but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.

Santos manages to break the clinch.

Santos gets caught napping as Smit dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Smit looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos is looking to stand up but Smit won't let him.
Santos passes into half guard.
Smit wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smit actively working from the bottom here.
Smit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Smit actively working from the bottom here.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.

Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Santos tries to clinch but Smit moves out of range.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Smit moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Smit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Santos rushes Smit and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.

Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Santos is trying to keep Smit in close.
Smit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marlo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos has Smit pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Smit is proving a slippery customer.
Smit looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos wants to stand but Smit is controlling his posture from full guard.

Smit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santos has picked Smit up and slammed him! Smit can't keep hold of the triangle and Santos manages to pass to side control!
Smit is looking for a sweep.
Smit being controlled for a moment.
Smit tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Smit get back to his feet.
Smit tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Marlo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos lands a front kick.
Marlo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smit off to one side.
Marlo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Smit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricky Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Santos clinches up with Smit and pushes him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlo Santos!