PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marylin Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Poppins

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marylin Poppins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for a takedown but Poppins sprawls well.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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

Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poppins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos wants to control the pace but Poppins is squirming around nicely.
Poppins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Santos misses with a head shot.
Santos wants to control but instead Poppins manages to regain half guard.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poppins looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Poppins throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poppins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poppins stuffs the takedown.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poppins.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Poppins, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Poppins against the cage but Poppins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Santos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Poppins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santos's guard! Nice work there by Poppins!

Poppins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poppins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppins wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Poppins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Poppins from controlling successfully.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poppins is one step ahead there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poppins misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for Poppins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Poppins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Poppins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Poppins misses the jab.
Poppins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poppins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poppins looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poppins.
Poppins looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Poppins which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins misses the jab.
Poppins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poppins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poppins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Poppins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Poppins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poppins misses with the combination.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poppins.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poppins slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poppins throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marylin Poppins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Poppins misses with an uppercut.
Santos avoids the body shot from Poppins.
Poppins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poppins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poppins slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poppins catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos dives in and grabs Poppins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poppins pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Poppins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Poppins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Poppins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poppins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Poppins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Poppins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Poppins!
Poppins working away.
Santos throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Poppins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Poppins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.

Poppins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Poppins is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Santos missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poppins throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos tries for a takedown but Poppins circles away easily
and Poppins counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poppins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poppins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown but Poppins circles away easily
and Poppins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Poppins.
Marylin Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poppins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marylin Poppins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poppins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marylin Poppins!