PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Dos Santos Petrinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prayer - KiD CuDi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dos Santos Petrinho
vs
Hester

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Valentino Dos Santos Petrinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hester!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos Petrinho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hester shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos Petrinho's guard.
Hester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos Petrinho is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos Petrinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hester is one step ahead there.
Hester passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Santos Petrinho tries to buck Hester off but Hester is having none of it.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos Petrinho keeps working.
Hester in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dos Santos Petrinho wants to control but Hester postures up.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos Petrinho keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos Petrinho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hester off and has taken his back!
Dos Santos Petrinho trying to control.
Hester wants to control his opponent's hands but Dos Santos Petrinho gets his hands free.
Dos Santos Petrinho thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
I really don't envy Hester right now.
Dos Santos Petrinho keeps control of the position easily here as Hester tries to buck him off.
Hester turns into Dos Santos Petrinho and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos Petrinho.

Hester drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos Petrinho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos Petrinho manages to kick Hester off! Hester jumps back into Dos Santos Petrinho's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dos Santos Petrinho wriggles free and stands up.
Dos Santos Petrinho blocks a head kick by Hester.
Dos Santos Petrinho looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos Petrinho moves into the clinch successfully.

Dos Santos Petrinho is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hester is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dos Santos Petrinho to the mat. Dos Santos Petrinho regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Hester stands up from Dos Santos Petrinho's guard - Hester perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dos Santos Petrinho with a poor takedown

and Hester counters by moving into the clinch.

Dos Santos Petrinho breaks from the clinch.
Hester shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos Petrinho tries to sprawl out of it but Hester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos Petrinho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dos Santos Petrinho is breathing heavily.

Hester get's back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos Petrinho.

Dos Santos Petrinho gets caught napping as Hester dives in and scores a takedown. Dos Santos Petrinho manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos Petrinho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos Petrinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos Petrinho is trying to control the position but Hester postures up.
Hester trying to control but Dos Santos Petrinho is working from the bottom.
Hester throws a big elbow that misses.
Hester slips nicely into half guard.
Hester is looking to advance position but Dos Santos Petrinho won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester is nestled in close to Dos Santos Petrinho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hester dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos Petrinho tries to clinch up but Hester circles away and keeps his distance.
Hester checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos Petrinho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos Petrinho wants it to stay on the feet.
Hester shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos Petrinho but Dos Santos Petrinho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valentino Dos Santos Petrinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hester.

Hester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hester lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos Petrinho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hester drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos Petrinho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos Petrinho manages to kick Hester off! Hester jumps back into Dos Santos Petrinho's guard.
Hester is breathing heavily.
Hester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos Petrinho is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos Petrinho wants to sweep here but Hester controlling him for the moment.
Dos Santos Petrinho keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos Petrinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos Petrinho is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester wants to control from the top but Dos Santos Petrinho keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hester swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos Petrinho.
Hester throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos Petrinho's waist but Dos Santos Petrinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hester off to one side.

Hester drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Hester looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hester wants to stand but Dos Santos Petrinho has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos Petrinho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dos Santos Petrinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hester is looking to stand up but Dos Santos Petrinho won't let him.

Dos Santos Petrinho looking for a guillotine here but Hester defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos Petrinho is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos Petrinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hester is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos Petrinho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos Petrinho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos Petrinho stopping the sweep attempt from Hester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dos Santos Petrinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos Petrinho tries to clinch there but Hester circles away.
Mike Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos Petrinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Hester circles away.
Hester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentino Dos Santos Petrinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos Petrinho looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos Petrinho shows good takedown defense.

Hester gets a double leg takedown into Dos Santos Petrinho's guard.

Hester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos Petrinho working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hester passes Dos Santos Petrinho's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hester is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos Petrinho is defending well.
Hester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hester is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos Petrinho defends it well.
Hester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos Petrinho!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos Petrinho tries to hold on but Hester pushes him away.
Dos Santos Petrinho is looking to improve his position but Hester isn't that keen on the idea.
Hester connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hester looking to control but Dos Santos Petrinho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hester punching from mount but Dos Santos Petrinho doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Hester is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dos Santos Petrinho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dos Santos Petrinho shrugs it off.
Hester trying to control but Dos Santos Petrinho is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos Petrinho is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hester locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dos Santos Petrinho is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hester!
Post fight, Mike Hester stared into the camera and said 'I just want to fight, nothing fancy. If you take it to the ground ill submit you, if you wanna stand up I'm game. In the end a fight is a fight and I wanna make it a good one.'.