PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Santos
vs
Cartman

170 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
162 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aj Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Santos.
Cartman fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartman digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.

Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cartman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Santos manages to mount him!
Cartman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Santos looking to secure an arm triangle but Cartman defends it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Santos working for a submission but Cartman is keeping him at bay.

Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cartman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Santos has control of Cartman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cartman regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Santos goes for an armbar but Cartman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cartman.
Cartman wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman preventing the sweep.
Cartman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.

Cartman stands up and waves to Santos to follow him.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Cartman lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cartman.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartman throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Cartman.
Cartman scores with a three punch combo!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cartman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cartman throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Cartman sees coming a mile off.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Cartman sprawls well.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice combination there by Cartman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Cartman there.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Cartman.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cartman.
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.

Santos is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cartman works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cartman throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Cartman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartman misses with a kick to the body.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Cartman.
Daniel Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cartman!
Cartman scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.
Cartman throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartman circles away.
Cartman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cartman stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Cartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cartman.
Cartman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Cartman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Cartman lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cartman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cartman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cartman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos shoots in but Cartman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos motions for Cartman to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos shoots in but Cartman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Cartman as Santos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cartman scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cartman!
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartman jabs at Santos's body.
Cartman punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Aj Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Cartman which made him look bad.
Danga de danga de dang - Cartman scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniel Cartman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cartman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cartman stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Cartman scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cartman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cartman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Cartman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cartman tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cartman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartman jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cartman is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartman throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cartman.
Nice jab there from Cartman.
Cartman stuffs the takedown.
Cartman scores with a three punch combo!
Daniel Cartman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cartman stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Cartman looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cartman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Cartman.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cartman but Cartman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cartman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Cartman, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Cartman against the cage but Cartman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos blocks a head kick by Cartman.
Cartman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cartman but Cartman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Cartman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cartman pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.

Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cartman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aj Santos!