PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Inamand Ivalest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivalest's entrance music is Psycroptic - The Colour Of Sleep. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivalest
vs
Santos

172 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inamand Ivalest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivalest counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos looks to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos moves to clinch but Ivalest breaks away
and Ivalest counters with a nice body kick.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Ivalest counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Ivalest counters with a nice body kick.
Santos tries for a takedown but Ivalest circles away easily
and Ivalest counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Ivalest counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with an outside leg kick.

Ivalest has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ivalest manages to break the clinch.
Ivalest works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivalest lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivalest thumps Santos with a low kick.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivalest moves into range and clinches up with Santos.

Ivalest manages to break the clinch.
Inamand Ivalest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivalest thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivalest scores with a four punch combination!
Ivalest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Ivalest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivalest lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ivalest gets a clinch.
Ivalest gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivalest scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivalest effectively controlling the action here.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivalest scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivalest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivalest.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivalest counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivalest lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Ivalest is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ivalest looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ivalest gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ivalest breaks from the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Ivalest moves away

and Ivalest holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ivalest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derek Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivalest lands with a slapping head kick.

Ivalest gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ivalest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ivalest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Ivalest is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Ivalest lands a right hook to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Santos has eaten all the pies!
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Ivalest clinches with his opponent.
Ivalest working Santos over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivalest breaks the clinch.
Ivalest bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ivalest lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Ivalest.

Ivalest darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivalest scores with a nice body kick.
Ivalest scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ivalest circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ivalest moves into the clinch.

Ivalest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivalest. Santos shrugs it off though.
Ivalest works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivalest lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ivalest closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.

Ivalest clinches.

Ivalest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ivalest breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Ivalest.

Ivalest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivalest is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ivalest breaks the clinch.
Ivalest lands a two punch combo.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivalest.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivalest is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ivalest scores with a head kick.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivalest counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Ivalest to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inamand Ivalest dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ivalest is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Ivalest circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ivalest holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ivalest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivalest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ivalest displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivalest lands a jab-cross combination.
Inamand Ivalest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ivalest.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.

Ivalest has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivalest slows down the pace here.
Ivalest is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks to clinch

and Ivalest moves into the clinch.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivalest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Ivalest closes the distance and clinches.
Ivalest avoiding damage.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks to clinch

and Ivalest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivalest.

Ivalest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inamand Ivalest is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Ivalest, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Ivalest against the cage but Ivalest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ivalest scores with a kick to the body.
Ivalest lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.

Ivalest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Ivalest counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivalest counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
A good leg kick by Ivalest.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivalest pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Ivalest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivalest scores with a nice body kick.

Ivalest has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ivalest breaks from the clinch.
Ivalest scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Ivalest counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Inamand Ivalest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ivalest. That one must have hurt.
Ivalest lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivalest looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ivalest throws a nice head kick!
Ivalest pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Ivalest follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there

and Ivalest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivalest.

Ivalest breaks the clinch.
Ivalest is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ivalest has managed to clinch.
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 Ivalest walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ivalest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ivalest moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ivalest lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Ivalest counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ivalest - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ivalest. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ivalest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivalest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a nice body kick.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivalest throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Ivalest.
Santos moves to clinch but Ivalest breaks away
and Ivalest counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inamand Ivalest dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Santos looks to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Ivalest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivalest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos wants to clinch
and Ivalest counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a leg kick.

Ivalest closes the distance and clinches.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.

Ivalest breaks from the clinch.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ivalest.
Ivalest pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Ivalest follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ivalest counter with a right hand.
Ivalest connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivalest lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Ivalest tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivalest throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivalest scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance but Ivalest moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivalest scores with a push kick.
Ivalest shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Ivalest to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivalest.
Ivalest lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ivalest - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ivalest. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ivalest scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivalest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivalest.
Ivalest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.

Ivalest has managed to clinch.

Ivalest manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivalest rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Ivalest counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivalest lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivalest.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivalest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivalest counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivalest sprawls well. Ivalest wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Inamand Ivalest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Santos.
Ivalest lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivalest counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivalest counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ivalest holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ivalest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivalest throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Ivalest counters with an inside leg kick.

Ivalest rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ivalest is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.

Ivalest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivalest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Santos gets tackled into the cage by Ivalest. Ivalest maintains the clinch.
Ivalest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivalest tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.

Ivalest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivalest throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ivalest throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ivalest throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ivalest scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ivalest lands a high kick!
Ivalest circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivalest makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Ivalest counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivalest!

Ivalest moves into the clinch successfully.
Derek Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inamand Ivalest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos looking for a takedown.

Ivalest manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inamand Ivalest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivalest has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inamand Ivalest!