PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dreary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Get It. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
Dreary

202 cm
24
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
22
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Win Nutritional

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dreary!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of punches but Dreary avoids them all with ease.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dreary doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.

Dreary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dreary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dreary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?

It looks like Lucio Santos has been cut.
Dreary thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dreary landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santos manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Dreary throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dreary throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dreary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dreary looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dreary is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Dreary has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santos has passed into side control.
Santos wants to stand but Dreary is controlling his arm.
Dreary is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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 stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dreary shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dreary keeps the fight on the outside.
Dreary fails with the takedown.
Santos sizes up Dreary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Dreary, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lucio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dreary.
Dreary looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dreary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreary slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Dreary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dreary on the side of the head.
Santos has his takedown stuffed

and Dreary counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Santos regains half guard.
Dreary controlling the pace.
Dreary with the ground and pound but Santos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dreary trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Dreary throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dreary's guard. Nice move by Santos!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dreary wants to improve his position but instead Santos has moved into half guard.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Dreary is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos wants to control but Dreary is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucio Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucio Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dreary doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dreary walks into a left hand.

Santos lands a left and a right that send Dreary crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Santos gets a clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dreary keeps him there for the moment.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dreary.
Dreary is breathing heavily.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dreary with the ground and pound but Santos regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dreary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dreary stalling away here and it's allowed Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dreary throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dreary's guard. Nice move by Santos!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dreary trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dreary pulls Santos in to control the position.
Dreary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreary is trying to get back to half guard.
Dreary trying to remain calm as Santos controls from the top position.
Santos wants to stand but Dreary is controlling his arm.

Santos decides to stand back up.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Santos - that will leave a mark!
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos wants to clinch.
Dreary gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreary moves out of range of the body kick.
Dreary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dreary has his takedown stuffed

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Dreary has his takedown stuffed
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreary fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos cracks a nice hook into Dreary's ribs.
Santos tries to clinch but Dreary is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dreary avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos is trying to break free.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos is looking to wear down Dreary with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dreary takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dreary takes one to the side of the head.
Santos shoots and misses

and Dreary counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dreary throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreary is trying to hold Santos in close to prevent damage but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Dreary is trying to control but can't.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Dreary actually recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand but Dreary is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dreary wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
John Dreary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dreary shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Lucio Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dreary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dreary with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dreary on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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