PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bede
vs
Santos

182 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
173 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bede circles away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bede circles away.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but Bede moves out of range.
Bede throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bede tries a head kick but it misses.
Bede takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bede sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bede swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bede darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bede lands strikes from half guard.
Santos missing with punches from the bottom.
Bede is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bede stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bede has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bede stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bede wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Bede counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bede circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bede counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bede to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bede counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bede is just out of range.

Bede shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bede was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Bede has a good base and remains in mount.
Bede landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bede is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Bede's body position as best he can.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bede. What's that going to do exactly?
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bede is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Bede has control of Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bede counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bede slips under a jab.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Bede had a free shot at his head there.
Santos closes the distance but Bede moves to the side
and Bede counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos shoots and misses
and Bede counters with a left to the body.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Bede moves his leg out of the way.
Santos wants to clinch
and Bede counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede lands the left hand.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bede counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos clinches but Bede breaks the clinch

so Bede counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Santos has an active guard here but Bede has managed to pass into half guard.

Bede is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bede is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bede.
Santos wants to control but Bede is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bede is staying active.
Bede trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Bede landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into full guard.
Bede is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.

Santos working for a triangle but Bede defends it easily.
Bede is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Bede stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Bede advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bede seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bede defends well.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bede trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bede is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Bede has managed to sneak the leg through.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bede connects with a body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bede counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Bede. Bede gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos throws a push kick but Bede slaps the foot to one side.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bede.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bede counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Bede counters with a nice body kick.
Santos closes the distance but Bede moves to the side
letting Bede counter with a right hand.
Santos wants to clinch

and Bede counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bede landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Santos moves into full guard.
Bede throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos working for a triangle but Bede defends it easily.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bede defends well.
Bede advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stops Bede from passing to mount.
Santos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bede is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bede punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Bede cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bede lands a heavy elbow.
Bede scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.

Bede working for a submission but Santos is keeping him at bay.
Santos gets back to half guard.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bede looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bede clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Bede as he checks the leg kick.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Bede makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Bede circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bede cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bede counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bede counter with a right hand.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bede counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bede.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bede counter with a right hand.
Lucas Bede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos tries to clinch
and Bede cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bede digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Bede lands the left hand.
Bede scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Bede counters with a nice body shot.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Bede counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Bede moves away
and Bede counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch
and Bede counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Bede bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.

Bede has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bede manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bede swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bede looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Santos is defending well. Bede quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Santos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bede celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Bede!