PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Solis
vs
Santos

178 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Kenton Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Santos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solis throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Santos moves into range and clinches up with Solis.
Solis jumps guard but Santos stands there with Solis around his waist. Solis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Solis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solis throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Solis connects with a high kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenton Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Santos.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos cracks the inside of Solis's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Solis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Solis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Solis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Solis blocks nicely.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Solis is breathing heavily.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Solis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos gets to his feet - Solis follows without any prompting.
Luis Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos tries to clinch but Solis moves out of range.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Solis sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos wants to clinch up but Solis keeps it at a distance.
Solis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos moves to clinch but Solis breaks away
and Solis counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Solis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Solis.
Santos dives in and grabs Solis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Solis pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Solis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Solis throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries to clinch up but Solis circles away and keeps his distance.
Solis throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Solis tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Solis.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Solis moves out of range easily.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Solis tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Santos rushes Solis and presses him up against the cage.
Solis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
Solis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Solis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenton Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos blocks a head kick by Solis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Solis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Solis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Solis which made him look bad.
Santos pushes Solis away with a front kick.
Nice sprawl there from Solis as Santos shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solis, pushing him back against the cage.
Solis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Solis tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.

Santos pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Solis from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos seems keen to control Solis's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luis Santos.
Solis keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Solis.
Solis digs a good hook to Santos's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Solis does no damage.
Santos wants to clinch.
Solis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solis swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
A head kick misses from Solis.
Solis throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Kenton Solis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Solis's torso.
A head kick by Solis misses
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Solis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Santos rushes Solis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Solis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kenton Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Solis misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Solis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Solis tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Solis clinches with his opponent.
Solis tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Solis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Solis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Solis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the head kick by Solis.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Solis back into the cage.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Solis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solis throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Solis shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos clinches with his opponent.

Santos pulls Solis into guard.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Solis manages to get himself to full guard.
Solis controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
Santos won't allow Solis to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenton Solis just wasn't active enough.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Solis back into the cage.

Solis pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos stands up over Solis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Solis blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

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