PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuno Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Svensson's choice of entrance music: Ison & Fille - Muevete (Spanska Flugan). Shuno Svensson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Santos
vs
Svensson

176 cm
24
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shuno Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svensson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Santos did well to prevent Svensson getting side control.
De Santos wants to improve his position but Svensson is controlling well.
De Santos trying to control here.
Svensson wants to stand up but De Santos is controlling the position.
Well, if Svensson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Svensson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shuno Svensson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

De Santos gets tackled into the cage by Svensson. Svensson maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svensson obliges.
Svensson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svensson.
Svensson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svensson.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Santos's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svensson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svensson lands an elbow inside.
De Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svensson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
De Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svensson walks away with a smile on his face. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Svensson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Santos to the mat! De Santos manages to get full guard.
Svensson wants to stand and escape but instead De Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Svensson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santos circles away.
De Santos misses with a looping right.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from De Santos. Those never looked like landing.

Svensson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wants to stand and escape but instead De Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet but De Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Svensson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

De Santos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Svensson darts in and clinches De Santos up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Svensson.
De Santos tries to break free but Svensson pushes him back against the cage.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svensson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svensson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Santos up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from De Santos.
Svensson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Santos's efforts to push away.

De Santos jumps into guard, dragging Svensson to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from De Santos misses its intended target.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svensson fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.
De Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Victor De Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Svensson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santos circles away.
Jab from De Santos.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from De Santos both land. Nice combination.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but De Santos pushes him off.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Santos misses with the combination.

Svensson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Santos is trying to defend but Svensson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Svensson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos wants to control but Svensson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Svensson wants to stand up but De Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
De Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Svensson sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Svensson in particular looking to stall.
Svensson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svensson trying to mount his opponent but De Santos defends it.
Svensson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full 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.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
De Santos controlling Svensson's posture.

Shuno Svensson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
De Santos tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Svensson off the cage and back into rage.
De Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Svensson wants to clinch.
Svensson tries to clinch up but De Santos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson tries to clinch up but De Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
De Santos blocks a head kick by Svensson.
De Santos connects with the punch.

Svensson is rocked!
De Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson throws a chopping leg kick but De Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Santos misses with a body kick.

Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
De Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Svensson has De Santos pushed against the cage.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
De Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svensson is pushing De Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
De Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svensson displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Santos up against the cage.
De Santos prevents a body shot from Svensson.
De Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
De Santos being controlled against the cage.
De Santos lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Santos as Svensson tries to tie him up.
De Santos working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor De Santos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson tries to clinch there but De Santos circles away.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Santos duly obliges.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but De Santos slips the punch.
Svensson wants to clinch up but De Santos keeps it at a distance.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Victor De Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
De Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Santos.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can De Santos finish him?
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Svensson fails with the takedown.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for De Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Santos scores with a hook.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a double jab
and De Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Santos as he avoids it easily.
De Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Svensson moves into the clinch.

De Santos breaks the clinch.
Svensson looks to clinch
and De Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Svensson moves out of range of the body kick from De Santos.
De Santos cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Victor De Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and De Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svensson closes the distance but De Santos moves to the side
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santos cracks Svensson with a hook to the temple - Svensson is on wobbly legs here! De Santos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Svensson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! De Santos wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor De Santos!