PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Toole
vs
dos Santos

170 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus O Toole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Toole shoots in for a double leg but dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from O Toole does no damage.
dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and O Toole counters with a nice double leg into side control. dos Santos won't be happy with that.
O Toole throws a strike aimed at the side of dos Santos's head but dos Santos avoids it well.
O Toole trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away.
O Toole is really struggling to control dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
dos Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

O Toole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but O Toole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
dos Santos wants to pass the guard but O Toole is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Santos.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Toole tries for a takedown but dos Santos circles away easily

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Toole wants to get back to his feet.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but O Toole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Toole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Toole punching from the bottom.
O Toole pushes dos Santos off looking to stand but dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos controlling the pace.
O Toole on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if O Toole tries to get out of the position.
dos Santos prevents O Toole from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Toole doesn't succeed with the takedown

and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Toole won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus O Toole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Toole is trying to work for a sweep but dos Santos has mounted him!
dos Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Toole is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
BOOM! dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!

dos Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but O Toole manages to avoid the submission attempt.
dos Santos looks gassed!
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but O Toole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by O Toole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Toole is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Toole is working hard here to advance position.
O Toole is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
O Toole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Toole fails with the takedown

so dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Toole working a defensive guard here.
O Toole wants to sweep but no luck.
O Toole controls dos Santos momentarily but dos Santos frees himself.
O Toole knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dos Santos on the ground.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but O Toole has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Toole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
O Toole is looking for a sweep.
O Toole manages to work his way to half guard, despite dos Santos's best efforts.
O Toole is looking for a sweep. dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.
dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but O Toole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to improve his position.
O Toole works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Toole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Toole lands a decent punch to the body there.
O Toole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

O Toole is looking for a triangle but dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to stand up but dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
dos Santos wants to stand but O Toole is controlling his posture from full guard.
dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Toole swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

O Toole looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rafael dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Toole seems to be looking for submissions.
O Toole wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
O Toole is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for dos Santos!
O Toole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
O Toole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

O Toole throws a push kick but dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
O Toole throws a lazy right hand but dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

O Toole decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

O Toole is trying to work for a kimura but dos Santos is defending well.
O Toole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
O Toole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole throwing shots but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
O Toole is stalling here. dos Santos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Toole seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and dos Santos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
O Toole tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but dos Santos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
O Toole is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Toole is trying to reverse the position but instead dos Santos has taken his back - oops!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Toole tries to escape but dos Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
dos Santos doesn't have the hooks in and O Toole manages to turn into his guard.
dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Toole!
O Toole is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Toole throwing hammer fists to the chest of dos Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
O Toole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control but O Toole is having none of it.
O Toole slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
O Toole tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Toole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Toole wants to sweep here but dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
O Toole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Toole wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
Seamus O Toole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Toole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but O Toole is proving a slippery customer.
O Toole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Toole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Toole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Toole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael dos Santos!