PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edsel Tatoy Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori dos Santos (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!

Tatoy Sr
vs
dos Santos

182 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edsel Tatoy Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takanori dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tatoy Sr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tatoy Sr tries to improve position but can't.
dos Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
dos Santos working away.
dos Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tatoy Sr to see if he's OK.
Tatoy Sr struggling a bit here.
Tatoy Sr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but dos Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.

dos Santos swings around for an armbar but Tatoy Sr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatoy Sr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
dos 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 Tatoy Sr's face.
Tatoy Sr can't escape the position.
dos Santos looking to finish Tatoy Sr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tatoy Sr!
Tatoy Sr tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos lands a big elbow.
Tatoy Sr tries to reverse the position but dos Santos maintains control.
The referee warns Tatoy Sr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tatoy Sr is breathing heavily.
dos Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Tatoy Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
dos Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoids the attempt from Tatoy Sr to control.
BOOM! dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tatoy Sr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tatoy Sr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
dos Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatoy Sr is squirming around, avoiding dos Santos's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Tatoy Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
dos Santos landing strikes from the mount.
dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Tatoy Sr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
dos Santos cracks Tatoy Sr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and Tatoy Sr is in trouble!
dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and Tatoy Sr is in trouble!
dos Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tatoy Sr?
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tatoy Sr is looking to escape.
Tatoy Sr tries to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Tatoy Sr is in no mood to give up.
dos Santos lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tatoy Sr tries to hold on but dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos wants to control the pace but Tatoy Sr is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dos Santos avoids the attempt from Tatoy Sr to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tatoy Sr doesn't succeed with the takedown

and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tatoy Sr prevents dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Tatoy Sr fails to pull the fight into his guard.

dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Tatoy Sr avoids nicely.

dos Santos shoots in and bounces Tatoy Sr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tatoy Sr is wriggling around but dos Santos manages to pass to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dos Santos stands up from half guard.
dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dos Santos.
Tatoy Sr blocks a low kick nicely.

Tatoy Sr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
dos Santos tries to break free but Tatoy Sr pushes him back against the cage.

dos Santos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tatoy Sr is trying to keep an underhook but dos Santos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from dos Santos there.
dos Santos is looking to pass Tatoy Sr's guard but actually Tatoy Sr recovers to full guard.
Tatoy Sr looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos Santos is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy Sr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tatoy Sr wants to control the position but dos Santos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
dos Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tatoy Sr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from dos Santos.
dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

dos Santos decides to stand and escape the position.
Edsel Tatoy Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos looks to land a combination. Tatoy Sr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy Sr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tatoy Sr's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edsel Tatoy Sr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatoy Sr has a closed guard, preventing dos Santos from standing up.
Tatoy Sr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
dos Santos moves into full guard.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Tatoy Sr from controlling successfully.

dos Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tatoy Sr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy Sr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatoy Sr tries to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tatoy Sr with a lazy takedown attempt

and dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tatoy Sr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tatoy Sr displaying some good clinch control by pressing dos Santos up against the cage.

Tatoy Sr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics dos Santos uses from the top position.
dos Santos won't allow Tatoy Sr to sweep him here.
Tatoy Sr working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tatoy Sr's guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Tatoy Sr is working from the bottom.

dos Santos gets to his feet. Tatoy Sr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tatoy Sr closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatoy Sr stuffs the takedown.
Tatoy Sr closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatoy Sr with a poor takedown

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Tatoy Sr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatoy Sr works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tatoy Sr working for a triangle but dos Santos defends it easily.
Tatoy Sr trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatoy Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

dos Santos stands up and waves to Tatoy Sr to follow him.
Edsel Tatoy Sr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatoy Sr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Tatoy Sr misses with a shot to the body
and dos Santos counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatoy Sr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tatoy Sr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
dos Santos wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tatoy Sr is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften dos Santos up.
Tatoy Sr throwing sloppy strikes.
dos Santos trying to control the hands but Tatoy Sr breaks the grip.
Tatoy Sr lands punches and elbows.
Tatoy Sr has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for dos Santos.
dos Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tatoy Sr's guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.
Tatoy Sr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Tatoy Sr clinches up with dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tatoy Sr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Edsel Tatoy Sr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori dos Santos.

Tatoy Sr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatoy Sr shoots for a takedown but dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

dos Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takanori dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatoy Sr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edsel Tatoy Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got dos Santos 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30

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