PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleico Santamiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by CPM 22 - Cavaleiro Metal. Santamiento has chosen Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
Santamiento

180 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gleico Santamiento!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Gleico Santamiento has been cut.
Santos dives in and grabs Santamiento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santamiento pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Santamiento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Santamiento closes the distance and clinches.
Santos just leaning against Santamiento, taking a breather.
Santamiento fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Santamiento is controlling him.
Santamiento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santamiento throws an elbow but misses.
Santamiento wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gleico Santamiento.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Santamiento manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santamiento shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santamiento rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but Santamiento holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santamiento.

Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Santamiento regains guard immediately.
Santamiento wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Santamiento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santamiento wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Santamiento is looking to stand back up but Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Santamiento.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santamiento is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santamiento is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Santamiento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Santamiento is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Santamiento takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Santamiento has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santamiento prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gleico Santamiento's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santamiento throws a lazy body kick
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santamiento fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santamiento.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Santamiento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santamiento sprawls well. Santamiento wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Santamiento is out of range.
Santamiento throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santamiento.

Santamiento clinches with his opponent.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Santamiento avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a body kick that misses
and Santamiento counters with a head kick.

It looks like Marcos Santos has been cut.
Santamiento stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santamiento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santamiento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santamiento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santamiento fails with the takedown.
Santamiento is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santamiento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santamiento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santamiento leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Santamiento. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santamiento tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Santamiento which made him look bad.
Santamiento throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Santamiento on that attempt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santamiento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santamiento fails with a takedown attempt.

Santos moves into range and clinches up with Santamiento.
Santamiento wants a takedown.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Santamiento tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santamiento manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santamiento has a takedown stuffed.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santamiento tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santamiento somewhat.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Santamiento moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santamiento lands a front kick.
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 Marcos Santos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santamiento tries to clinch up.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santamiento shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santamiento misses with a head kick.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santamiento.
Santamiento throws a nice head kick!
Santamiento tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santamiento is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santamiento changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Santamiento manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gleico Santamiento.
Santamiento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santamiento is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santamiento.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Santamiento, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santamiento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Santamiento avoids it.
Santamiento displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santamiento but Santamiento pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santamiento misses with a kick to the body

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Santamiento has double underhooks.

Santamiento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santamiento.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santamiento circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Santamiento moves into the clinch.
Santos tries to break free but Santamiento pushes him back against the cage.
Santamiento lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos jumps guard but Santamiento stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santamiento tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Santamiento drops back down to his feet.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Santamiento is controlling him.

Santamiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Santamiento sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santamiento looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos dives in and grabs Santamiento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santamiento pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Santamiento shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Santamiento's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santamiento shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Santamiento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santamiento walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Santamiento counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santamiento wants to clinch.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Santamiento. Santamiento gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santamiento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gleico Santamiento.
I think Santos 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcos Santos!
An out of breath Marcos Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.