PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Markiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Markiewicz

179 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Markiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with an uppercut.

Markiewicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Markiewicz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Markiewicz wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.

Markiewicz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Markiewicz shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a jab to the body

so Markiewicz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Markiewicz landing with the ground and pound.
Markiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markiewicz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Markiewicz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Markiewicz postures up.
Still in half guard, Markiewicz seems content to control.
Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Markiewicz.
Markiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markiewicz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Markiewicz looking to pass the guard.
Markiewicz trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Markiewicz saw it coming and moves away.
Santos stalks Markiewicz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Markiewicz's face. Markiewicz staggers backwards, shaken.
Markiewicz misses with a combination
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to work over Markiewicz's front leg with a kick but Markiewicz checks it.
Markiewicz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that Markiewicz avoids nicely.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markiewicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.

Markiewicz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Markiewicz is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Markiewicz drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Markiewicz shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Markiewicz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos leaves Markiewicz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Markiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawel Markiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Markiewicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Miguel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Markiewicz.
A big right from Markiewicz misses.
Markiewicz misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Markiewicz is out of range.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Markiewicz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos stops Markiewicz from passing to mount.
Santos is trying to control Markiewicz's posture but Markiewicz avoids it.
Markiewicz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
Santos tries to hold on but Markiewicz postures up.
Markiewicz scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Markiewicz with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Markiewicz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Markiewicz working the ground and pound effectively.
Markiewicz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Markiewicz loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Markiewicz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markiewicz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Markiewicz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Markiewicz lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Markiewicz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Markiewicz wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Markiewicz.
Markiewicz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markiewicz is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Markiewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.

Markiewicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Markiewicz from controlling successfully.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Markiewicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markiewicz's guard. Nice move by Santos!
Santos wants to control from the top but Markiewicz keeps moving.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Pawel Markiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markiewicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miguel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos won't allow Markiewicz to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Markiewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markiewicz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Markiewicz!