PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dileno Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riding All Night And Day. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lopes's choice of entrance music: Motel disfarcado. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
Lopes

170 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

165 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dileno Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Lopes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos keeps control of Lopes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
George Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dileno Lopes.
Lopes has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lopes shrugs off.
Lopes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lopes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Lopes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopes is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Lopes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopes looks gassed!
Santos taking a breather.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopes up against the cage.
Santos gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lopes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Lopes's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopes won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos working Lopes over with knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lopes 's eye.
Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Lopes takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopes.
Lopes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Lopes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lopes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lopes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lopes 's eye.
Lopes is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lopes shrugs off.

Lopes is rocked!
Lopes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lopes is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lopes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopes seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lopes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lopes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lopes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lopes shrugs off.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lopes 's eye.

It looks like Dileno Lopes has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos working Lopes over with knees to the body.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lopes's defenses.
Lopes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lopes shrugs off.
Santos pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Lopes! Santos unloads with more strikes and Lopes sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Santos!
George Santos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.