PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Bait

195 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Urban Savage
Master Lee's One Stop

Raptorz Inc.

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gator Bait!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a left hand
and Bait counters with a nice uppercut.
Lionel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bait counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bait moves away from the strike by Santos.
Bait throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Bait throws a body kick that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bait misses with a low kick.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bait circles away.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Bait shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bait walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Bait counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bait uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bait slips a straight right by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos pushes Bait up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bait has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos working aggressively here.
Bait wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bait manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bait is trying to stall.
Santos is trying to push Bait away but Bait has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Bait.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Santos misses.
Bait thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos cracks the inside of Bait's front leg.
Bait walks into a left hand.
Bait throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Bait was not able to check.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Bait tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Bait with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos leaves Bait with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Bait.
Bait shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos thuds his right hand into Bait's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Santos instigates a clinch.

Bait pulls guard.
Santos wanted to stand there but Bait had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bait tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bait avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos throws a hook but Bait blocks it.
A head kick misses from Bait.
Santos is looking to clinch but Bait is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bait doesn't seem phased though.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Santos catches Bait right on the button with a cross.
Santos connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos sizes up Bait with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Bait was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bait is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lionel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bait's hands.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Bait's defenses.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bait shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bait looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Bait persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Bait.
Bait closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Bait pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lionel Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Bait misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Bait takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Bait 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Bait takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Bait backpedaling.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Bait takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos drives through and clinches with Bait against the cage.
Santos is trying to stall.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bait throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bait drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bait takes one on the button.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bait takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos thows a leg kick but Bait checks it
and Bait counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bait shoots in but no luck this time.
Bait's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bait throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Bait checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bait moves away.
Santos tries to bum rush Bait with a series of wild strikes but Bait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait misses with a few strikes there.

Santos gets tackled into the cage by Bait. Bait maintains the clinch.

Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bait gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Bait.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bait up against the cage.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Bait controls the action.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bait can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bait backwards.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos looking to stall.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baits head.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bait takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos blocks a head kick by Bait.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Bait saw that one coming.
Bait throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bait's hands.
Lionel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos jabs Bait to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bait checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bait slips a jab from Santos.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Bait seems unphased.
Bait takes one to the side of the head.
Bait takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bait uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up but Bait circles away and keeps his distance.
Bait checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gator Bait has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a right and a left that Bait avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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