PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bil Nye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nye has chosen LINE as his entrance music. Bil Nye has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Troy Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
Nye

189 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bil Nye!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Nye looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nye looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Nye 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.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Nye letting Santos take a breather here.
Nye takes a knee to the side of the body.

Santos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nye regains guard.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.

Santos gets to his feet - Nye follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Troy Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bil Nye.
Santos cracks the inside of Nye's front leg.

Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nye!

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Nye defends.
Santos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nye some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye regains half guard there - taking advantage of Santos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nye to regain full guard.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
Santos wants to control but Nye is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nye keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nye.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nye tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nye is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy 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.

Santos rushes Nye and presses him up against the cage.
Santos tries for a takedown but Nye manages to get underhooks.
Santos digs a right hand into Nye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nye's gas tank.
Nye with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Nye persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nye doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Nye pushes him off.

Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nye on his heels. He'll look to pass Nye's guard now, I'm sure.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Troy Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos trying to control but Nye is working from the bottom.
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Nye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nye's guard.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Nye has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Nye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Santos trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nye has passed into half guard!
Santos throws a strike from the bottom but Nye passes into side control!
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Nye keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos is trying to control Nye's posture but Nye avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nye is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nye presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nye shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.

Santos shoots in and bounces Nye off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nye can do anything to dispel that myth.

Santos gets to his feet - Nye follows without any prompting.

Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nye!
Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos decides to stand back up.
Bil Nye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Nye shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nye manages to circle out of the way.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nye enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nye manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos wants to control from the top but Nye keeps moving.
Nye wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nye on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos wanted to stand there but Nye had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Nye has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Troy Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bil Nye.

Santos scores with a takedown into Nye's guard.
Nye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Nye's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nye looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nye looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nye!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Santos but he's now mounted!
Santos tries to hold on but Nye pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Bil Nye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos really wants to buck Nye off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

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