PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Ridcully (ranked 4839 p4p, 3994 weight class) and Satoshi Santos (ranked 519 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ridcully
vs
Santos

188 cm
18
216
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
208
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bertram Ridcully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Ridcully counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Ridcully counters with a nice body shot.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Ridcully swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ridcully definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos misses with a combination
and Ridcully counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ridcully counters with a straight right hand.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridcully's elbow.
Ridcully blocks an uppercut.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos stalling.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Ridcully can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridcully up against the cage.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ridcully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ridcully has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos stalls.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Ridcully avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ridcully backwards.
Ridcully tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ridcully is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridcully.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos stalls.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ridcully.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Ridcully wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Ridcully blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ridcully blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos is pushing Ridcully up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Ridcully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Satoshi Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridcully.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ridcully.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ridcully.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos prevents Ridcully from breaking the clinch.
Ridcully is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridcully backwards.
Ridcully wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Ridcully being controlled against the cage.
Ridcully blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Ridcully blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridcully backwards.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridcully backwards.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.

Ridcully manages to break the clinch.
Ridcully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Satoshi Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos is looking to clinch.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ridcully, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridcully has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridcully controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Ridcully wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridcully's elbow.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridcully wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Ridcully tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Ridcully is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Ridcully is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Ridcully is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Ridcully tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridcully.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ridcully.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Ridcully avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Satoshi Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Ridcully is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Satoshi Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ridcully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Santos wants to clinch but Ridcully slips to the side
and Ridcully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Ridcully wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridcully is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos tries a body shot but Ridcully blocks it.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos just leaning against Ridcully, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Ridcully looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Ridcully's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridcully.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridcully uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Ridcully blocking some punches.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridcully's elbow.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridcully up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Ridcully working hard to break the clinch.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Ridcully.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
Ridcully tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos has Ridcully pushed against the cage.
Ridcully blocking some punches.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridcully.
Ridcully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Santos.
Ridcully is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridcully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridcully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridcully prevents a body shot from Santos.
Ridcully is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos has Ridcully pressed against the cage, preventing Ridcully from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ridcully has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ridcully blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos tries to work over Ridcully's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bertram Ridcully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satoshi Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30

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