PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uisce beag comes to the cage accompanied by Watermark by Enya. Uisce uisce beag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

uisce beag
vs
Santos

189 cm
29
284 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uisce uisce beag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emerson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
uisce beag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
uisce beag shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed uisce beag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
uisce beag misses with a double jab.
uisce beag misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
uisce beag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
uisce beag throws a head kick that misses.
Santos avoids the head kick by uisce beag.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos tries to bum rush uisce beag with a series of wild strikes but uisce beag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
uisce beag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
uisce beag misses with a series of wild punches.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
uisce beag throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from uisce beag.
uisce beag looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.

Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
uisce beag might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos stands and throws uisce beag's legs to the side, diving into side control.
uisce beag manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. uisce beag manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santos is keen to just control but uisce beag is a slippery customer.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but uisce beag keeps working.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but uisce beag sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, uisce beag has managed to free his arm - good work.
uisce beag trying to control but Santos postures up.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of uisce beag's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Santos is looking for a kimura but uisce beag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos is trying to control. uisce beag wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos slips a nice elbow through uisce beag's hands, connecting with uisce beag's forehead.

uisce beag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
uisce beag is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos wants to control but uisce beag is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

uisce beag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
uisce beag is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Emerson Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into uisce beag's guard.

uisce beag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. uisce beag is keeping the position for now.

Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.

Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and uisce beag dives on top into guard.

uisce beag got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, uisce beag has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
uisce beag trying to control the position.
uisce beag keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but uisce beag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Santos is now in half guard.
uisce beag is trying to control but can't.
Santos trying to control from half guard but uisce beag is working away.
uisce beag trying to control but Santos postures up.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura but uisce beag is defending well.

Santos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

uisce beag gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santosis looking to pass into half guard but uisce beag pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now uisce beag is in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing uisce beag from controlling successfully.

Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes uisce beag off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
uisce beag misses with a series of wild punches.

Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into uisce beag's guard.
Santos postures up in uisce beag's guard and throws a big left but uisce beag blocks it.

Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos working some strikes from top position.

uisce beag has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for uisce beag.
uisce beag is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
uisce beag manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santos is trying to stand back up but uisce beag is controlling him

uisce beag wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but uisce beag is very close to passing his half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand back up but uisce beag manages to pass into side control.

uisce beag tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no uisce beag has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

uisce beag tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos manages to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

uisce beag is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos is pressing down on uisce beag's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
uisce beag wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. uisce beag manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

uisce beag looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Santos gets to his feet. uisce beag looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
uisce beag throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
uisce beag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
uisce beag loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
uisce beag misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
uisce beag swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.

uisce beag looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

uisce beag throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Santos escapes and throws uisce beag's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Santos landing strikes.
Santos is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
uisce beag wants to control but Santos postures up.
Santos trying to control the position but uisce beag is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santos looks up at the clock and then as uisce beag takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
uisce beag is trying to improve his position.
Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but uisce beag is working from the bottom.
uisce beag tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Emerson Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
uisce beag is not content to let Santos control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on uisce beag's face as Santos controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Santos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Santos unloading with bombs!
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
uisce beag wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
uisce beag wants to get back to his feet.

Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
uisce beag is looking to get to half guard.
uisce beag tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns uisce beag that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
uisce beag tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos wants to control the pace but uisce beag is squirming around nicely.

Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force uisce beag to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so uisce beag shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as uisce beag is looking to escape.
Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

uisce beag is rocked!

Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but uisce beag is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Oh uisce beag is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

uisce beag has left one of his arms exposed and Santos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. uisce beag screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emerson Santos!