PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay chazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chazz's entrance music is it's a fight. A fine choice. Santos has chosen Make it Rain as his entrance music. Jay chazz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Santos's chin.

chazz
vs
Santos

200 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay chazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chazz wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
chazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
chazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
chazz dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on chazz's head and hops out.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

chazz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos is pushing chazz's head away, looking to escape. chazz manages to hold on to the position though.
chazz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
chazz tries to advance to mount but can't.
chazz working away.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

chazz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
chazz is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
chazz working the ground and pound from side control.

chazz swings around for an armbar but Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into chazz's guard.
chazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos won't allow chazz to get back to his feet.
chazz keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but chazz has wrist control.
Santos wants to pass the guard but chazz is keeping the position.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but chazz has wrist control.
Santos connects with a couple of short punches.

chazz kicks Santos off and gets to his feet.
chazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and chazz moves out of range easily.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but chazz avoids it really well and circles away.

chazz darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
chazz trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
chazz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

chazz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
chazz is breathing heavily.
chazz throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
chazz throws a big right hand that misses.
chazz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
chazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but chazz is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. chazz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. chazz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos wants to stand up but chazz is controlling him.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but chazz is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay chazz dominated that round.
That's time! chazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
chazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
chazz has his takedown stuffed
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a right hand that chazz ducks under and follows up with a left that chazz also avoids with ease.

chazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by chazz.

Santos shoots in and bounces chazz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but chazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos passes chazz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos trying to control from half guard but chazz is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
chazz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos wants to take a breather but chazz is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marcus Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos throws a head kick but chazz moves out of range.
chazz misses with a low kick.
Santos stuns chazz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Santos looks for a takedown but chazz sprawls well.
chazz shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
chazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
chazz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. chazz did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
chazz wants to get back to his feet.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. chazz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos trying to control the pace.
chazz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Santos throws a combination. chazz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
chazz just misses with a punch to the body.

Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos looking to control but chazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
chazz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of chazz's face.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos looking to control but chazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
chazz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos looking to control but chazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
chazz taking shots to the head.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marcus Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santos gets the takedown into side control.
chazz is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Marcus Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
chazz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Santos decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos throws a right and a left that chazz avoids nicely.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
chazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

chazz tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
chazz is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
chazz keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
chazz throws a head punch that misses.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but chazz won't allow it.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Santos scores with a takedown into chazz's guard.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
chazz wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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