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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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193 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Paiva Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Paiva Santos momentarily.
De Paiva Santos wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
De Paiva Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of De Paiva Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Paiva Santos. Walker shrugs it off though.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Paiva Santos as he jumps to the side.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but De Paiva Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Paiva Santos tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Paiva Santos pushes Walker away with a front kick.
We've been informed that Walker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Paiva Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Paiva Santos goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
De Paiva Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Paiva Santos moves away.
De Paiva Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Paiva Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Paiva Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker slips a jab from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
De Paiva Santos is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Paiva Santos gets control of Walker's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Paiva Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker stands and throws De Paiva Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Paiva Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Walker working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Paiva Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker scoring with punches and elbows.
Walker landing a few strikes.
Walker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker is trying to get an arm triangle but De Paiva Santos is defending well.
De Paiva Santos tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of De Paiva Santos's head but De Paiva Santos avoids it well.
De Paiva Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker trying to control the action but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker working the body and head with strikes.
De Paiva Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
De Paiva Santos gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnnie Walker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from De Paiva Santos does it's job there.
De Paiva Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Walker feints the counter takedown.
Johnnie Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Paiva Santos shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but De Paiva Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight left.
Walker is looking to clinch but De Paiva Santos is avoiding it.
De Paiva Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Walker is quick to defend against it.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but De Paiva Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Paiva Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker feints and as De Paiva Santos raises his hands in defense, Walker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Paiva Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Paiva Santos, not yet.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but De Paiva Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnnie Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from De Paiva Santos.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
De Paiva Santos 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.
De Paiva Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
De Paiva Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Walker stacks De Paiva Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Walker!
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Walker advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is looking to improve his position but Walker isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
De Paiva Santos regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Paiva Santos tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
De Paiva Santos is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Paiva Santos wants to get back to full guard.
De Paiva Santos gets full guard.
De Paiva Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Paiva Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
Walker 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.
De Paiva Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
De Paiva Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker is pulling down on De Paiva Santos's head to control his posture.
Walker is trying to keep De Paiva Santos in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and De Paiva Santos is now in half guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.
Walker tries to get to full guard but De Paiva Santos has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex De Paiva Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Paiva Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Paiva Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker cracks De Paiva Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Paiva Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
De Paiva Santos lands a shoulder strike.
De Paiva Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Paiva Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Walker is working for takedown but De Paiva Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Paiva Santos misses with the head strike.
De Paiva Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker preventing the sweep.
De Paiva Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker controls De Paiva Santos momentarily but De Paiva Santos frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Paiva Santos's guard.
De Paiva Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Paiva Santos, not yet.
Walker trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker is sitting in close to De Paiva Santos's body. De Paiva Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Walker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Walker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by De Paiva Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex De Paiva Santos!
After winning the bout, Alex De Paiva Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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