PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen The Choosen One by Forever in Terror as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pablo Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimble Cho's chin.

Cho
vs
Santos

185 cm
28
183 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

191 cm
30
184 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos moves into the clinch.
Cho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cho lands with a right to the head.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.
Cho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Cho scores with a jab.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cho.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho misses with a looping right.
Santos throws a low kick but Cho moves out of range easily.
Cho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Cho with a nice cross.
Cho lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cho. That did some damage!
Cho cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Cho.
A big right from Santos misses.
Cho throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Cho takes one to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cho 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Santos feints a jab promting Cho to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cho defends it nicely.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cho throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Cho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos won't allow Cho to sweep him here.
Cho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.

Santos looking for subs off his back but Cho has passed one foot through into half guard.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Cho tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is trying to control but can't.

Cho stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Cho thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cho. Cho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos avoids the body shot from Cho.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cho pinned against the cage. Cho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cho throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos throws a leg kick but Cho checks it.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santos jabs Cho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a leg kick but Cho checks it.
Cho takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos throws a series of punches but Cho moves out of range.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cho.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cho is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Cho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cho thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cho swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Cho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cho throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.
Santos looks for a takedown but Cho sprawls well.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos throws a hook but Cho blocks it.
Cho scores with a nice strike.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Cho throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Cho tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Cho blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Cho cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Cho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Cho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimble Cho is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to the liver by Cho. Beautiful body shot.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cho can pounce on him.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cho.
Cho connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Cho lands a right hook to the body.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Cho scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Cho as he checks the leg kick.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos throws a low kick but Cho avoids it.
Cho throws a one two combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Cho as he checks the leg kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimble Cho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cho pinned against the cage. Cho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho. Cho obviously looking to wear him down.
Cho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Cho slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos throws a leg kick but Cho checks it.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Cho's knee but Cho avoids it well.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
Cho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cho slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cho lands with a shot to the body.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cho misses with a hook.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cho's waist but Cho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos 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.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Cho throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho throws out a powerful jab.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos wants to clinch.
Cho stuffs the takedown.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Cho throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cho, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cho counters with a nice body kick.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a leg kick but Cho moved away.
Cho throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.

Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cho's guard.
Cho is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho has Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
Santos won't allow Cho to sweep him here.
Cho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Cho from standing up.
Pablo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Santos is looking for a triangle but Cho pushes his legs off easily.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cho is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho postures up.
Santos pulls Cho in to control the position.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Cho from standing up.
Cho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Santos working for a triangle but Cho defends it easily.
Kimble Cho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Cho is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Cho from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cho defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimble Cho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimble Cho!
After the big win, Kimble Cho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.