PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chee Pono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chee Pono's chin.

Pono
vs
Santos

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chee Pono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rico Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pono misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.

Pono shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
Pono stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pono working some strikes from top position.
Pono stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Pono from controlling successfully.
Pono throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pono!
Santos looking to control but Pono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pono is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to control but Pono wriggling away.
Santos looking to finish Pono with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pono!
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Santos working for a submission but Pono is keeping him at bay.
Santos looking to finish Pono with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pono!

Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pono is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pono tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control but Pono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos avoids the attempt from Pono to control.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pono is working to get back to half guard.
Pono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos looking to control but Pono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pono is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos trying to control but Pono is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pono tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Pono is working to get back to half guard.

Santos has control of Pono's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pono regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Pono bucks and avoids them well.

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.
Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santos wants to control the pace but Pono is squirming around nicely.

Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Pono is having none of it.
Santos controlling from mount.
Pono tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pono shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pono throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Santos works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pono thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pono is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Pono sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Rico Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pono throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pono throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Santos has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pono. Oh but Santos has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pono goes limp - he's gone! Santos jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rico Santos!