PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Riding All Night And Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cambodia
vs
Santos

160 cm
20
148 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambodia looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Cambodia swinging wildly here.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Cambodia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Cambodia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cambodia fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cambodia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia is having none of it.
Cambodia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cambodia. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Cambodia lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia is having none of it.

Cambodia gets a takedown into half guard.
Cambodia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cambodia lands with a punch from half guard.

Cambodia decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cambodia throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cambodia tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Santos.

It looks like Polo Cambodia has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cambodia's defenses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Cambodia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cambodia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cambodia's guard.
Cambodia gets back to full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Cambodia keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cambodia pushes Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Santos wants to clinch.
Cambodia wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cambodia throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Cambodia throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cambodia keeps it at a distance.
Cambodia tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cambodia looks to throw a body kick

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cambodia avoids the damage to the body.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Cambodia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Cambodia back against the cage.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Polo Cambodia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cambodia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cambodia misses the jab.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cambodia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cambodia swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Cambodia tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cambodia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cambodia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cambodia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Polo Cambodia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cambodia.
Cambodia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cambodia circles away.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cambodia.
Cambodia swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cambodia scores with a four punch combination!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cambodia tries a head kick but it misses.
Cambodia misses the shot to the body.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia moves out of range.
Cambodia throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Cambodia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cambodia throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Cambodia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cambodia swinging wildly here.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cambodia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambodia throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Cambodia avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Cambodia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cambodia's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambodia blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Cambodia taking a breather.
Cambodia tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Cambodia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cambodia wants to stall.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Santos blocks a body shot from Cambodia.
Cambodia blocks an elbow strike.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Cambodia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Cambodia avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cambodia avoids the damage to the body.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.

Cambodia has clasped his hands together around Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Cambodia decides to stand back up.
Cambodia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Cambodia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cambodia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.

Cambodia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Cambodia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Polo Cambodia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cambodia fails with a takedown attempt.
Cambodia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cambodia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Cambodia misses with the combination.
Cambodia looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cambodia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cambodia.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cambodia looking to score a takedown here. Santos is defending well but Cambodia drives through and ends up in Santos's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos working for a triangle but Cambodia defends it easily.
Cambodia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Cambodia passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!
Cambodia working Santos over with strikes here.
Cambodia controlling his opponent.

Cambodia looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cambodia swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Polo Cambodia!
Polo Cambodia retains his bantamweight title!