PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cacho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Fink U Freeky. Alex De Paiva Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cacho
vs
De Paiva Santos

190 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Cacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Paiva Santos.
Cacho throws out a leg kick but De Paiva Santos moves out of range and Cacho only half commits.
A combination from Cacho does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Paiva Santos, right into the meat.
Cacho lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cacho.
Wilfredo Cacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cacho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cacho looks for the body kick but De Paiva Santos saw that one coming.
Cacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

De Paiva Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Cacho's guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Paiva Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cacho is looking to stand up but De Paiva Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cacho misses with a low kick.
Cacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Paiva Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Paiva Santos throws out the jab.
Cacho misses with a looping left.
De Paiva Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Paiva Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cacho doesn't manage to clinch there - De Paiva Santos circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cacho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Paiva Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Cacho's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cacho blocks a leg kick.
A combination from Cacho does no damage.
De Paiva Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cacho tries to avoid it but De Paiva Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cacho to the ground. Cacho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cacho.
De Paiva Santos blocks the body kick.
Cacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Paiva Santos is out of range and Cacho settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from De Paiva Santos.
Cacho throws a head kick but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
Cacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

De Paiva Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Cacho keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cacho wants to stand and escape but De Paiva Santos is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

De Paiva Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos postures up in Cacho's guard and throws a big left but Cacho blocks it.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Cacho keeps moving.

Wilfredo Cacho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cacho throws a wild body kick that De Paiva Santos sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cacho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Paiva Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Paiva Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex De Paiva Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Paiva Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cacho on the side of the head.
Cacho slips under a jab.
Cacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cacho throws a solid leg kick but De Paiva Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cacho.

De Paiva Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Paiva Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Paiva Santos wants to control from the top but Cacho keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wilfredo Cacho just wasn't active enough.
Cacho throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and De Paiva Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Cacho fights it but they end up in guard.
De Paiva Santos controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilfredo Cacho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cacho misses with a wild body shot.
Cacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Paiva Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cacho thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cacho.
Cacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cacho scores with a nice body kick.
De Paiva Santos is breathing heavily.
Cacho is looking to slow De Paiva Santos down with leg kicks.
Cacho thumps De Paiva Santos with a low kick.
Cacho scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut.
De Paiva Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Paiva Santos's head backwards.
Cacho throws a nice head kick!
De Paiva Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

De Paiva Santos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cacho throws a head kick that misses.
Cacho is looking to land body kicks.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses.
Cacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cacho throws a series of punches but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
De Paiva Santos checks the leg kick.
Cacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cacho, as that shot connected.
De Paiva Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
De Paiva Santos catches Cacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Paiva Santos lands a jab to Cacho's midsection.
De Paiva Santos checks a leg kick.
De Paiva Santos scores with a nice head shot.
De Paiva Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Paiva Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Alex De Paiva Santos's cut even more.
De Paiva Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cacho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Cacho catches De Paiva Santos right on the button with a cross.
De Paiva Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cacho throws a hook to the side of De Paiva Santos's head but De Paiva Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cacho drops De Paiva Santos with a left right combo! Cacho follows him down to the ground into side control.
De Paiva Santos is still in real trouble! Can Cacho finish him?
You can see the frustration on De Paiva Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cacho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Paiva Santos to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Cacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex De Paiva Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Paiva Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilfredo Cacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Cacho looks to land a body kick but De Paiva Santos moved away.
Cacho throws a right and a left that De Paiva Santos avoids nicely.
Cacho misses with a low kick.
Cacho throws a sloppy head kick and De Paiva Santos moves out of range easily.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight right.
De Paiva Santos misses the shot to the body.
De Paiva Santos slips a straight right by Cacho.
Cacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cacho!
De Paiva Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cacho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cacho throws a jab when De Paiva Santos was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cacho throws a lazy head kick
and De Paiva Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Cacho tenderised De Paiva Santos's leg. De Paiva Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Paiva Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cacho.
Cacho misses with a kick to the body.
Cacho throws a jab when De Paiva Santos was well out of range.
Cacho lands a leg kick that knocks De Paiva Santos off balance momentarily.
Cacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Cacho wants to clinch up but De Paiva Santos keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Cacho misses.
Cacho clobbers De Paiva Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cacho looks to score with a jab to the body but De Paiva Santos is just out of range.
Cacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacho misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Cacho is predictable there

so De Paiva Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Paiva Santos is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Cacho coming out on top.
De Paiva Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Paiva Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Paiva Santos moves away.
Cacho misses with a looping left.
De Paiva Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos lands with a nice body punch.
De Paiva Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Cacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cacho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Paiva Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cacho takes a step back to recover.
Cacho moves forwards but De Paiva Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.

De Paiva Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cacho on his heels. He'll look to pass Cacho's guard now, I'm sure.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Cacho is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Paiva Santos stays in close to Cacho's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wilfredo Cacho just wasn't active enough.
A leg kick checked by Cacho.
Cacho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Paiva Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cacho.
De Paiva Santos lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Paiva Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cacho.
Cacho throws a head kick but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex De Paiva Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Paiva Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex De Paiva Santos!
Alex De Paiva Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.