PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

dos Santos
vs
Punkass

177 cm
25
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Punkass throws out a leg kick but dos Santos moves out of range and Punkass only half commits.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punkass but Punkass pushes him off and we're back to square one.

dos Santos gets a clinch.
Punkass connects with a nasty looking knee right to dos Santos's face.

Punkass breaks the clinch.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punkass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punkass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Punkass.
Punkass feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Punkass clinches with his opponent.
dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Punkass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.

dos Santos rushes Punkass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Punkass breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Punkass has one foot on dos Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
Punkass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punkass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of dos Santos's head.

dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punkass to the mat! Punkass manages to get full guard.
dos Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Punkass has managed to sweep!

dos Santos has an active guard here but Punkass has managed to pass into half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Punkass's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to sweep here but Punkass controlling him for the moment.

dos Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Punkass is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for dos Santos.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Punkass keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Punkass decides to stand back up. Punkass steps back and let's dos Santos get back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Soral Punkass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punkass throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Punkass.
Punkass throws a leg kick that misses.
Punkass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

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.
Punkass stuffs the takedown.
Punkass lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by Punkass.
Punkass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range.
Soral Punkass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
Punkass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punkass throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Punkass.
Punkass throws a big shot that misses.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Punkass sprawls well. Punkass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Punkass throws a head kick that dos Santos semi-blocks.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punkass tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punkass to the ground. Punkass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass tries to land a leg kick but dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Punkass lands with a nice body kick.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.

Punkass has taken the fight to the clinch.

Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Punkass sprawls well. Punkass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Punkass which made him look bad.

Punkass moves into the clinch.

Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos checks a low kick from Punkass.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Punkass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punkass throws a body kick that misses.
dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Punkass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
Punkass throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass cracks the inside of dos Santos's front leg.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
Punkass tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Punkass lands but dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Punkass clinches but dos Santos breaks the clinch

and dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.

dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
dos Santos prevents Punkass from escaping the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Punkass throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Punkass throws the kick towards the body but dos Santos avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punkass.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Punkass misses with a kick to the body.
dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Punkass stuns dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dos Santos shoots in but Punkass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Punkass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Punkass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Punkass misses with a head kick.
Punkass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Punkass sprawls well.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass tries to score with a low kick but dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punkass throws a leg kick
and dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Punkass was not able to check.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Punkass.

Punkass closes the distance and clinches.

Punkass breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from dos Santos.
Punkass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Punkass connects with a high kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Punkass throws a push kick but dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Punkass scores with a one two! dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Punkass tries to clinch up.

Punkass gets a clinch.

Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Punkass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Punkass throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass fakes the leg kick and cracks dos Santos in the body.
Punkass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punkass closes the distance but dos Santos moves to the side

and dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.

dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Punkass slips out almost immediately though and dives into dos Santos's guard.
Punkass prevents dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soral Punkass dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Punkass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punkass darts in trying to clinch

so dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Punkass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punkass swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Punkass pushes dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Punkass sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Punkass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Punkass dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punkass stands up from dos Santos's guard - Punkass perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Punkass.
Punkass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punkass throws a leg kick

and dos Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Punkass!
Punkass is trying to stand.

Punkass defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from dos Santos.
Punkass is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Punkass turns into him and now he's in dos Santos's guard.

Punkass stands and steps away. dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punkass thows a leg kick but dos Santos checks it

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Punkass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punkass pushes dos Santos off looking to stand but dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.

dos Santos is working for a kimura but Punkass is defending it quite comfortably.
dos Santos is pressing down on Punkass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Punkass is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punkass blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos stops Punkass from getting back to his feet.
dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punkass keeps working.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
Punkass tries to close the distance and clinch up but dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Punkass has closed the distance and engaged dos Santos in a clinch.
dos Santos jumps guard but Punkass stands there with dos Santos around his waist. dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Punkass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punkass as he avoids it easily.
Punkass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Punkass's guard.

Punkass pushes dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Punkass is breathing heavily.

dos 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.
Punkass wants to get back to his feet but dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Punkass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos won't allow Punkass to get back to his feet.

dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Punkass slips out almost immediately though and dives into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.

dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Punkass pushes his legs off easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punkass trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos looking to control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dos Santos is on top in guard.
Punkass is looking to stand back up but dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Punkass.
dos Santos winds up and cracks Punkass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos is trying to control. Punkass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Punkass sees it coming and defends easily.
Punkass looks like he's trying to stand up.

dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos is looking to stall here but Punkass recovers full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelio dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Soral Punkass!

Soral Punkass wins by unanimous decision!