PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis Santos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos Jr
vs
Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva

175 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do Santos Da Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos Jr struggling a bit here.

Do Santos Da Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Do Santos Da Silva wants to control but Santos Jr is keeping him busy.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Do Santos Da Silva trying to control the position but Santos Jr is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Jr tries to buck Do Santos Da Silva off but Do Santos Da Silva is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Santos Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Santos Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Santos Jr stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

Do Santos Da Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Do Santos Da Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Do Santos Da Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.

Do Santos Da Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Do Santos Da Silva's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos Jr is trying to maintain the position but Do Santos Da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Do Santos Da Silva trying to control from Santos Jr's half guard. Santos Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Do Santos Da Silva wants to control from the top but Santos Jr keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do Santos Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos Jr lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Santos Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Do Santos Da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Santos Jr blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Do Santos Da Silva shoots for a takedown but Santos Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Santos Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Do Santos Da Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Do Santos Da Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Santos Jr looking for a guillotine here but Do Santos Da Silva defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Do Santos Da Silva throws a strike but Santos Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva 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.

Do Santos Da Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos Jr quickly recovers to half guard.

Do Santos Da Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do Santos Da Silva.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos Jr trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Santos Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Do Santos Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Jr wants to get back to full guard.

Do Santos Da Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura but Santos Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Do Santos Da Silva to get the leverage.

Do Santos Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.

Do Santos Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Do Santos Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Santos Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos Jr wants to control but Do Santos Da Silva is keeping busy.

Do Santos Da Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Do Santos Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos Jr is looking for a sweep. Do Santos Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Do Santos Da Silva is working for a kimura but Santos Jr is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Santos Jr is trying to maintain the position but Do Santos Da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Do Santos Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do Santos Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Santos Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do Santos Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Santos Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Do Santos Da Silva's guard.
Santos Jr is looking to advance position but Do Santos Da Silva won't allow it.
Santos Jr trying to control the action but Do Santos Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Santos Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Do Santos Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Santos Jr in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Do Santos Da Silva slips under a jab from Santos Jr.
Do Santos Da Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos Jr defends it well.
Do Santos Da Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Santos Jr, looking for a takedown. Do Santos Da Silva pushes Santos Jr against the cage but Santos Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do Santos Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do Santos Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Do Santos Da Silva, which made it look bad.

Do Santos Da Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do Santos Da Silva is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Do Santos Da Silva is trying to control. Santos Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Jr tries to roll over but Do Santos Da Silva keeps him under control.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Do Santos Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Do Santos Da Silva is working for a kimura but Santos Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos Jr tries to roll over but Do Santos Da Silva keeps him under control.

Do Santos Da Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Santos Jr defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos Jr controlling the position for now.

Do Santos Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Santos Jr is defending well.
Do Santos Da Silva wants to take a breather but Santos Jr is having none of it.

Do Santos Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Santos Jr controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Do Santos Da Silva trying to pass the guard but Santos Jr defending well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Do Santos Da Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Santos Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Louis Santos Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva.
Do Santos Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Santos Jr shows good takedown defense.
Do Santos Da Silva tries to clinch but Santos Jr moves out of range.
Santos Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Do Santos Da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Santos Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do Santos Da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos Jr swivels and escapes.
Santos Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do Santos Da Silva moves away.
Santos Jr is looking to clinch but Do Santos Da Silva is avoiding it.
Do Santos Da Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Do Santos Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos Jr.
Santos Jr advances to mount.
Do Santos Da Silva is just holding on here. Santos Jr manages to take his back.
Marco Fernalao Do Santos Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Do Santos Da Silva is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Santos Jr has locked on a rear naked choke here! Do Santos Da Silva is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Louis Santos Jr!