PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihkel Jaakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jaakson's choice of entrance music: metsatöll-vaid vaprust. Mihkel Jaakson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neil Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
Jaakson

190 cm
25
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mihkel Jaakson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos moves into the clinch.

Santos pulls guard effortlessly.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaakson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Jaakson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaakson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaakson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaakson looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jaakson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaakson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Jaakson looks winded!
Santos wants to control from the top but Jaakson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Neil Santos just wasn't active enough.
Jaakson shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaakson wants to clinch.
Mihkel Jaakson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Santos instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaakson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Nice sprawl there from Jaakson as Santos shoots in.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Jaakson shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Jaakson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos shoots in but Jaakson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaakson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jaakson moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.

Jaakson dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Jaakson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaakson pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Jaakson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jaakson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santos pulls guard.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaakson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Jaakson landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaakson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jaakson is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jaakson!
Jaakson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos dominating with strikes here.

Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Santos tries to clinch but Jaakson moves out of range.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaakson circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaakson missing with knees to the body.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaakson lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jaakson postures up.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaakson is looking to escape.
Neil Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaakson is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the attempt from Jaakson to control.
Jaakson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos trying to control but Jaakson is having none of it.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jaakson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaakson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jaakson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santos.
Santos throwing strikes here but Jaakson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos 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.
No joy there for Jaakson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Jaakson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Jaakson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaakson tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Jaakson wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jaakson prevents Santos from moving into mount.
Santos controls the position from side control.
Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jaakson!
Santos controlling the pace for now.

Santos has control of Jaakson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jaakson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaakson tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Jaakson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos looking to control but Jaakson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Jaakson is working to get back to half guard.
Mihkel Jaakson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaakson has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Santos!