PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lamonero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lamonero
vs
dos Santos

183 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Lamonero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takanori dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lamonero's half guard.
dos Santos prevents Lamonero from improving his position.

Lamonero is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos.
Lamonero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dos Santos's back!
Lamonero just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on dos Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lamonero is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
I really don't envy dos Santos right now.
Lamonero is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
dos Santos wants to escape the position.
Lamonero wants to control but dos Santos is keeping busy.
dos Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lamonero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
dos Santos wants to stand up but Lamonero is controlling him.
Lamonero sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two 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.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
Lamonero wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Lamonero.
Lamonero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamonero wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamonero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dos Santos sprawls well. dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lamonero gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Lamonero, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes Lamonero against the cage but Lamonero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lamonero circles away.
Kyle Lamonero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori dos Santos.
Lamonero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamonero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Lamonero avoids it well.

That's four 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.
Lamonero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
Lamonero circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamonero but Lamonero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos looks gassed!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from dos Santos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Lamonero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lamonero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dos Santos's waist but dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamonero off to one side.
dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lamonero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Lamonero ducks down to avoid it.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamonero circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamonero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Lamonero or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
Takanori dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamonero blocks a jab.
dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Kyle Lamonero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Lamonero or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Lamonero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
dos Santos misses with a body shot.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
dos Santos cracks Lamonero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lamonero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lamonero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lamonero prevents dos Santos from getting the reversal.
Lamonero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lamonero wants to control the pace but dos Santos is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lamonero controlling his opponent.
Lamonero's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamonero wants to control the pace but dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Lamonero prevents dos Santos from getting the reversal.
Lamonero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Lamonero has a good base and remains in mount.
Lamonero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Santos is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kyle Lamonero just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Lamonero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lamonero ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamonero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Lamonero circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamonero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dos Santos looks to throw a body kick

so Lamonero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lamonero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Lamonero trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Lamonero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
dos Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dos Santos is on top in guard.
Lamonero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamonero pulls dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
dos Santos tries to stand but Lamonero is controlling from the bottom.
dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.

dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lamonero circles away from the clinch attempt

so Lamonero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lamonero content to stall in guard here.
Lamonero wanted to stand there but dos Santos had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lamonero gets to his feet. dos Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Takanori dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos looks to clinch
and Lamonero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
dos Santos lands a head kick!
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Lamonero avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lamonero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lamonero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Lamonero!