PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gucci Mane - I'm a Dog. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taker
vs
Santos

173 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Taker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Taker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Taker tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taker misses with a wild combination.
Taker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taker throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Taker misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taker off to one side.

Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taker advances position into side control!
Taker working the ground and pound.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Taker.
Taker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos struggling a bit here.

Taker stands up.
Taker misses with a looping left.
Taker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taker lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Taker.
Taker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Taker cracks Santos with an uppercut from hell and Santos crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Taker's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Santos is rocked!

It looks like Marlo Santos has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taker wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Taker throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Taker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Taker gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Some wild striking there from Taker.
Taker throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taker misses with a straight right.
Taker takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Santos misses.
Marlo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Taker throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Taker swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Taker is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taker fails with the takedown.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos throws a series of punches but Taker avoids them all with ease.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Taker.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taker momentarily.
Donk. Santos catches Taker right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Taker throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Taker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taker misses with the combination.
Taker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taker thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Taker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Taker shoots in and bounces Santos off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taker chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Taker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taker dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Taker's head and hops out.
Daniel Taker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos motions for Taker to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Taker had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Taker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Taker.
Taker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Taker is winning the standup battle so far.
Taker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos throws a series of punches but Taker moves out of range.
Taker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taker throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Taker.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Taker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Taker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Taker shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Taker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taker looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Taker misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Taker dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Taker's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Taker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Santos throws Taker to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Taker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by Santos.
A slow jab from Taker misses its intended target.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taker.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Taker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves out of range as Taker strikes.
Taker misses with a body shot.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Taker moved out of range.
Taker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taker.
Taker shoots in but no luck this time.

Taker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taker showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taker.
Taker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taker tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santos's guard.
Taker misses with a head shot. Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Taker tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Daniel Taker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taker throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taker controlling Santos's posture.
Taker wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taker is working hard here to advance position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Taker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Taker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that Taker avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taker checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos lands a jab.
Taker throws a one two combo.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Taker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Taker as he checks the leg kick.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Taker shoots in.
Santos tries to clinch but Taker is having none of it.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taker scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taker scrambles back to his feet.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taker with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taker connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker scores with a nice head shot.
Taker misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Taker misses.
Taker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taker misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos moves away from the strike by Taker.
Santos moves away from the strike by Taker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a front kick.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Taker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taker connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Taker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taker scores with a nice strike.
Taker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taker misses with a few strikes there.
Taker throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Taker misses with a double jab.
Taker blocks a head kick by Santos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taker misses with a body shot.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Taker misses with a straight right.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santos avoids the body shot from Taker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Santos tenderised Taker's leg. Taker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taker scores with a jab to the head.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos lands a head kick!
Taker dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Marlo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Taker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Taker. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Taker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taker 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Daniel Taker!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Daniel Taker!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Daniel Taker!

Daniel Taker wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Taker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.