PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spustilsya Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gor
vs
Santos

190 cm
23
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
27
245 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spustilsya Gor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Gor persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Gor misses with a jab to the body
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Gor scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gor wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gor tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gor misses with a body punch.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gor or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Gor tries to tie him up.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gor looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.

Gor has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gor trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gor.
Gor is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spustilsya Gor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gor struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Gor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.
Gor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gor is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Gor into the cage.
Santos blocks a body shot from Gor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Gor can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Gor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Gor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gor trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Gor won't allow Santos to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gor trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spustilsya Gor wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gor is in Santos's guard.
Gor wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gor controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Gor is having none of it.
Santos controlling Gor's posture.
Gor wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Spustilsya Gor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gor was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gor dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Gor's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
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!
Gor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.

Gor pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gor misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Spustilsya Gor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gor takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gor taking a breather.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gor trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Gor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gor tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Gor back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos just leaning against Gor, taking a breather.

Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gor looking to pass the guard.
Gor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Gor from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Gor pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gor trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Spustilsya Gor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Gor takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Gor misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gor. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gor has a takedown stuffed.
Gor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Gor takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.

Gor rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gor wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spustilsya Gor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gor.
Gor shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spustilsya Gor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos lands a body shot.
Gor misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a body shot from Gor.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Gor's takedown attempt.
Gor tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gor can't get the takedown.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Gor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spustilsya Gor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gor.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos slips under a jab.
Gor throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Gor throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos blocks a jab.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Gor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos has Gor pressed against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Gor persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gor is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos slips under a jab.
Gor misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Gor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gor.
Gor shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gor shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spustilsya Gor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gor is defended easily by Santos.
Santos sizes up Gor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.

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!
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Gor seems unphased.
Gor just misses with a punch to the body.

Santos darts in and clinches Gor up against the cage.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.

Gor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
Gor cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Santos controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gor trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Gor wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gor managing to control the position.
Gor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gor stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Gor pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gor is looking to pass Santos's guard but actually Santos recovers to full guard.
Gor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gor is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gor avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos trying to pass the guard but Gor defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Spustilsya Gor!