PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen ... as his entrance music. Ricardo Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fortt
vs
Santos

188 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bushido Clothing

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 Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Fortt. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos takes a swing at Fortt's ribcage but misses.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Fortt in a clinch.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Fortt avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Fortt misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Santos.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortt misses with some punches.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos digs a right hand into Fortt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortt's gas tank.
Fortt is breathing heavily.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Fortt working aggressively here.
Fortt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortt throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Fortt can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos is working Fortt over against the cage.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fortt tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos tries a body shot but Fortt blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
Santos lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Fortt.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santos blocking some punches.
Fortt takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Fortt presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortt.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos is pushing Fortt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos works on Fortt's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos works on Fortt's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos pushes Fortt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos stalling.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos is leaning against Fortt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos digs a right hand into Fortt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortt's gas tank.
Santos presses Fortt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos cracks Fortt with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fortt avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a body punch but Fortt moves out of range.

Santos clinches up with Fortt and pushes him back against the cage.
Fortt blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Santos.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortt.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortt or not.
Ricardo Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Santos.
Fortt throws a head punch that misses.
Santos is leaning against Fortt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santos works on Fortt's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos works on Fortt's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos cracks Fortt with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos is pushing Fortt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortt.
A short left from Santos.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Fortt takes a shot to the head.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Fortt throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt misses with a body punch.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Fortt takes a shot to the head.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos lands a body shot.
Fortt working aggressively here.
Fortt takes a shot to the head.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortt or not.
Santos lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortt or not.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortt.
Santos presses Fortt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos pushes Fortt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos works on Fortt's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fortt throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fortt is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Oh Fortt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Fortt's ribcage. Fortt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortt.

Fortt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Santos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fortt to the mat. Fortt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Fortt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Fortt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khairi Fortt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Santos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Fortt checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Fortt.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortt misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fortt misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Fortt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks for the body kick but Fortt saw that one coming.
Fortt scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos throws a leg kick but Fortt checks it.
Fortt checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Fortt sprawls well.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortt misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ricardo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Fortt saw it coming and moves away.

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.
Fortt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortt misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Fortt throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Fortt throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Fortt fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Fortt has his feet on Santos's thighs here. He's pushed Santos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Santos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khairi Fortt!