PBP Commentary

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

Gray
vs
De Santos

196 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leandro De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by De Santos.
Gray scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gray.
De Santos looks winded!
De Santos avoids a kick to the body.

Gray instigates a clinch.
A short right from Gray.
De Santos avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gray.
Gray tries a body shot but De Santos blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gray obliges.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Leandro De Santos has been cut.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gray lands a good knee to the midsection. De Santos won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gray.
Gray works on De Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Gray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gray presses De Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands an elbow inside.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gray.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Leandro De Santos's cut even more.
Gray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of De Santos's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gray lands a good knee to the midsection. De Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Gray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gray lands a nice knee to the body.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.
Gray cracks De Santos with a nice body shot.
Gray lands a body punch.
De Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
Gray lands an elbow inside.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.

The cut above Leandro De Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray works on De Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray scores a nice knee to the body.
Gray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Gray.

Leandro De Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Gray.
Gray lands an elbow just above De Santos 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leandro De Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Gray!