PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
Fagundes

172 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
166 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papa Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Fagundes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fagundes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos misses with the combination.
Fagundes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.

Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos trying to control but Fagundes is working from the bottom.
Fagundes keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.

Fagundes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fagundes is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Fagundes is working from the bottom.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Fagundes can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fagundes is looking to improve his position.
Fagundes is not content to let Santos control the position.
Fagundes is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Fagundes trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fagundes won't allow Santos to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fagundes's guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Fagundes keeps moving.

Fagundes working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fagundes's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Fagundes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fagundes tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fagundes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!

Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fagundes's arms.
Fagundes looks gassed!
Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fagundes's guard. Nice work there by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Fagundes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fagundes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fagundes trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos passes Fagundes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fagundes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fagundes's guard.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.

Fagundes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fagundes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fagundes keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santos is trying is best to control the position here.

Fagundes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fagundes is breathing heavily.
Santos is controlling Fagundes's trapped leg to prevent Fagundes from advancing to side control.

Fagundes is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fagundes seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fagundes manages to get himself to full guard.

Fagundes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Fagundes is keeping the 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.
Fagundes keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Fagundes is retaining full guard.

Fagundes has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fagundes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Papa Santos.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fagundes misses with a takedown

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fagundes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos pulls Fagundes in close to his closed guard and prevents Fagundes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fagundes trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Fagundes is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fagundes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fagundes wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fagundes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fagundes looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fagundes was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.

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 won't allow Fagundes to sweep him here.
Santos passes into half guard.
Fagundes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!

Santos showing good submission defense here.
Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Papa Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Fagundes is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.

Fagundes seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fagundes is looking to advance position but Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four 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 controlling from the full mount.
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 Fagundes's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looking to control but Fagundes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fagundes is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

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