PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee has chosen Get Crazy-LMFAO as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Santos
vs
Dee

187 cm
33
210 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

185 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pauly Dee!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dee.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Dee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dee's head.
Dee throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos works over Dee's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Dee connects with a crisp jab.
Dee punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Pauly Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Dee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dee throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Dee pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Dee. Dee gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauly Dee.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Dee seems unphased.
Dee tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos slips a straight right by Dee.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dee.
Dee throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Dee scores with a four punch combination!
Dee throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dee misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Dee misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dee.
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Dee misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Dee connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dee moves out of range easily.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dee's head.
Santos slips under a jab.
Dee looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dee or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Santos throws a series of punches but Dee avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Dee with that takedown attempt.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauly Dee.
Dee throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Dee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee thows a body shot but no joy.
Dee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Santos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dee.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Dee misses.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dee is defended easily by Santos.
Jake Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
A cross from Dee lands.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Dee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dee.
Dee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Dee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dee misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dee really felt that one!
Santos throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
A jab from Dee does it's job there.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a head kick. Dee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Dee shrugs it off.
Dee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Dee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Dee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dee gets slowly back to his feet.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dee moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Dee misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Dee will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Dee misses.
Santos scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dee really felt that one!
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Dee misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Jake Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Dee misses.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Santos looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Dee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Dee shrugs it off.
Santos scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dee avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dee scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pauly Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dee is controlling him.
Dee scoring with punches to the head and body.

Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with the combination.
Jake Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dee throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Dee looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Santos!
Jake Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.