PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's entrance music is Hate Me Now. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soplamocos's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger!!!. Kid Soplamocos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
Soplamocos

190 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
30
196 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Soplamocos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos connects with a high kick.
Soplamocos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Soplamocos throws a poor cross that misses

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soplamocos takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kid Soplamocos has been cut.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Soplamocos looks winded!
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soplamocos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soplamocos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soplamocos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Soplamocos is trying to stall.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Soplamocos, against the cage.
Soplamocos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Kid Soplamocos's cut even more.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Soplamocos blocks with his arms.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soplamocos backwards.

The cut above Kid Soplamocos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soplamocos blocks it with crossed arms.
Soplamocos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Soplamocos blocks it.
Soplamocos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soplamocos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos lands an elbow just above Soplamocos 's eye.

Kid Soplamocos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soplamocos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soplamocos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kid Soplamocos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Santos!
Post fight, Matt Santos stared into the camera and said 'I fought a great opponent tonight. I have nothing but respect for him. I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the future.'.