PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tres Santos
vs
Pimentel

175 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Pimentel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pimentel drives through and clinches with Tres Santos against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Tres Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pimentel is looking for a takedown.
Tres Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Pimentel controls his hands.

Pimentel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tres Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pimentel counters with a two punch combo.
Pimentel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tres Santos circles away.
Pimentel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pimentel shoots and misses

and Tres Santos moves into the clinch.
Senior Tres Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Pimentel.
Pimentel is looking to break free of the clinch but Tres Santos has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Pimentel controls the action.
Tres Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tres Santos prevents Pimentel from breaking the clinch.
Pimentel is trying to break free.
Tres Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Pimentel controls the action.
Pimentel fails to pull guard.
Tres Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pimentel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pimentel breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Pimentel finds it's target.
Tres Santos tries to clinch

and Pimentel counters by clinching up.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pimentel blocking some punches.

Pimentel breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pimentel misses.
Pimentel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up
and Pimentel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pimentel looks gassed!
Pimentel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tres Santos is able to avoid easily.
Tres Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pimentel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pimentel fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pimentel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tres Santos tries to clinch there but Pimentel circles away.
Tres Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pimentel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pimentel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Pimentel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pimentel keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tres Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Senior Tres Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos moves in looking to clinch but Pimentel pushes him off.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pimentel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pimentel rushes Tres Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Pimentel blocking some punches.
Pimentel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Tres Santos tries to throw a body punch but Pimentel avoids it by throwing Tres Santos back against the cage.
Pimentel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos gets underhooks to prevent Pimentel's takedown attempt.
Tres Santos misses with some punches.
Tres Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Pimentel.
Pimentel blocks an uppercut.
Tres Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tres Santos lands a left hand.
Pimentel is trying to force a seperation but Tres Santos has the dominant position.
Pimentel blocking some punches.
Pimentel wants to get back to striking at distance but Tres Santos won't allow it.
Tres Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Pimentel.
Pimentel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tres Santos working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos stops a takedown attempt from Pimentel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Senior Tres Santos will probably get the nod.
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.

Tres Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pimentel gets a clinch.
Pimentel blocking some punches.
Senior Tres Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pimentel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pimentel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tres Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Senior Tres Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pimentel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tres Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tres Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pimentel circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pimentel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pimentel blocks an uppercut.

Pimentel manages to break the clinch.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Pimentel moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up but Pimentel circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimentel swats away the attempt to clinch by Tres Santos.
Tres Santos tries to clinch
and Pimentel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tres Santos tries to clinch
and Pimentel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tres Santos is looking to clinch.
Tres Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tres Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pimentel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tres Santos swivels and escapes.
Pimentel is breathing heavily.
Pimentel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tres Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Pimentel moves out of range.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up.
Pimentel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tres Santos wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel shoots and misses

and Tres Santos counters by clinching up.
Senior Tres Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Pimentel.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tres Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Tres Santos misses with a body punch.
Pimentel is trying to push Tres Santos away but Tres Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tres Santos has Pimentel pressed against the cage, preventing Pimentel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Tres Santos fails to land.
Pimentel wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tres Santos misses with a punch on the inside.

Pimentel breaks the clinch.
Tres Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tres Santos moves forwards but Pimentel connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pimentel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tres Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pimentel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tres Santos instigates a clinch.
Pimentel has had enough of the clinch but Tres Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Pimentel wants to take the fight to the mat but Tres Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tres Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pimentel's elbow.
Pimentel tries for a takedown but Tres Santos manages to get underhooks.
Tres Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Pimentel.
Pimentel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tres Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tres Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Pimentel.
Tres Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Pimentel.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Pimentel blocks an uppercut.
Pimentel prevents a body shot from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tres Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Pimentel controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pimentel.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Pimentel is looking to break free of the clinch but Tres Santos has double underhooks.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pimentel goes for a takedown attempt but Tres Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe Pimentel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pimentel throws an overhand right that lands on Tres Santos's shoulder, as Tres Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Tres Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Pimentel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senior Tres Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tres Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pimentel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tres Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pimentel counters by clinching up.
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tres Santos misses with some punches.
Tres Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pimentel tries to circle away but Tres Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Tres Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tres Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Pimentel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tres Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pimentel blocking some punches.
Tres Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.

Pimentel jumps into guard, dragging Tres Santos to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pimentel working a defensive guard but Tres Santos passes into half guard.
Pimentel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos wants to take a breather but Pimentel is having none of it.
Tres Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tres Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tres Santos is pressing down on Pimentel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pimentel is holding on for now.

Tres Santos stands up and beckons Pimentel to join him on the feet.
Pimentel doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tres Santos counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Tres Santos fails to land.
Tres Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pimentel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Pimentel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Senior Tres Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Pimentel.
A right hook to the body lands for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pimentel has had enough of the clinch but Tres Santos keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Tres Santos working aggressively here.
Pimentel blocking some punches.
Tres Santos misses with a body punch.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tres Santos tries to work over Pimentel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tres Santos misses with some punches.

Pimentel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pimentel tries to clinch but Tres Santos is having none of it.
A cross from Pimentel lands.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Pimentel moves out of range.
Pimentel lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Pimentel counters with a straight right hand.
Pimentel keeps the fight on the outside.
Pimentel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tres Santos.
Pimentel swats away the attempt to clinch by Tres Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tres Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tres Santos leaves Pimentel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pimentel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimentel shoots in and drives through. Tres Santos sprawls well.
Pimentel keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe Pimentel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Senior Tres Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Senior Tres Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tres Santos 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senior Tres Santos!