PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Yochanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yochanan has chosen Know your Enemy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Santos
vs
Yochanan

187 cm
32
210 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

184 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Yochanan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yochanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Yochanan with that takedown attempt.
Yochanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Santos throws a series of punches but Yochanan avoids them all with ease.
Yochanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yochanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos avoids the head kick by Yochanan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yochanan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yochanan misses with a few strikes there.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Yochanan shrugs it off.
Santos tries to bum rush Yochanan with a series of wild strikes but Yochanan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yochanan throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Yochanan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Yochanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Yochanan shoots in.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yochanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yochanan closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Yochanan pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yochanan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Yochanan. Yochanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos lunges at Yochanan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yochanan's hand.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Yochanan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yochanan misses with a wild combination.
Yochanan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a series of punches but Yochanan avoids them all with ease.
Yochanan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.

Yochanan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yochanan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yochanan looks gassed!
Santos pushes Yochanan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yochanan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Santos is not content to let Yochanan control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yochanan throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Yochanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yochanan tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos throws a push kick but Yochanan slaps the foot to one side.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Yochanan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yochanan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yochanan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.

Santos gets caught napping as Yochanan dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Yochanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Yochanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yochanan stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yochanan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yochanan is breathing heavily.
Yochanan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yochanan somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yochanan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos leaves Yochanan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yochanan.
Yochanan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yochanan throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Yochanan ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Yochanan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Yochanan dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Yochanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Yochanan is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yochanan fails to land.
Yochanan looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yochanan looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Yochanan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David Yochanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yochanan has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Yochanan with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos connects with a high kick.
Yochanan shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Santos scores with a head kick. Yochanan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.
Yochanan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yochanan tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yochanan.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yochanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yochanan misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yochanan with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos lands a head kick. Yochanan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jake Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Yochanan wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Yochanan shrugs it off.
Yochanan moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
David Yochanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yochanan blocks a head kick by Santos.
Yochanan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yochanan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Yochanan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Yochanan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Yochanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Yochanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Yochanan shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Yochanan backing up. Yochanan nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.

Yochanan has managed to clinch.

Yochanan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Yochanan misses.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yochanan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jake Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Yochanan in the body.
Santos lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yochanan 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. Yochanan is in Santos's guard.
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!
Yochanan prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.