PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Descartes dos Santos has chosen Here Comes the Boom - Nelly as his entrance music. Carlos Alberto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos 's chin.

Alberto
vs
Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos

192 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Descartes dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Descartes dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alberto's waist but Alberto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Descartes dos Santos off to one side.
Alberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Descartes dos Santos .
Alberto looks to land a combination but Descartes dos Santos avoids it well.
Alberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Descartes dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Descartes dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alberto backs up against the cage.
Descartes dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Alberto.

Alberto closes the distance and clinches.
Descartes dos Santos is stalling here.
Alberto can't get the takedown.
Alberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Descartes dos Santos has Alberto pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alberto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alberto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Descartes dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Descartes dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Descartes dos Santos passes into half guard.
Descartes dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alberto keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes dos Santos controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Descartes dos Santos is tying to control. Alberto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Descartes dos Santos content to control rather than advance.

Despite being in the dominant position, El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Descartes dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Alberto misses with a takedown

and Descartes dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descartes dos Santos stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto looking for a takedown.
Alberto is breathing heavily.
Alberto can't break the clinch.
Alberto blocks the elbow strike.
Alberto managing to block the knees to the body from Descartes dos Santos .
Descartes dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Descartes dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Descartes dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alberto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alberto tries to pull guard but Descartes dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Alberto drops back down to his feet.
Descartes dos Santos has Alberto pushed against the cage.

Descartes dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberto circles away from the clinch attempt.

Descartes dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alberto!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Descartes dos Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Descartes dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Descartes dos Santos cracks Alberto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Descartes dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Descartes dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alberto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Descartes dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Alberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Alberto.
Alberto has his takedown stuffed

and Descartes dos Santos counters by clinching up.

Descartes dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Descartes dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Descartes dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alberto wants to improve his position but Descartes dos Santos is controlling well.
Descartes dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Descartes dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Despite being in the dominant position, El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alberto has his takedown stuffed

and Descartes dos Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alberto!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Alberto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Descartes dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Descartes dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alberto hang on?
Descartes dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Alberto tries to reverse the position but Descartes dos Santos maintains control.
Descartes dos Santos landing shots from mount.
Descartes dos Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Descartes dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Descartes dos Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Descartes dos Santos controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alberto checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Descartes dos Santos drives through and clinches with Alberto against the cage.
Alberto tries to break the clinch but Descartes dos Santos is controlling the position.
Descartes dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alberto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right hook to the body lands for Descartes dos Santos .

Descartes dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Alberto tries for a takedown but Descartes dos Santos circles away easily

and Descartes dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Alberto didn't expect that.
Alberto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Descartes dos Santos controls the pace.
Alberto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Descartes dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
Alberto keeping moving, preventing Descartes dos Santos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto has control of Descartes dos Santos 's left arm, preventing Descartes dos Santos from doing any damage.
Alberto keeping full guard, as Descartes dos Santos tries to pass.
Descartes dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Descartes dos Santos tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alberto misses with a two punch combination.
Alberto has his takedown stuffed

and Descartes dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alberto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Descartes dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alberto digs a right hand underneath Descartes dos Santos 's ribcage. Descartes dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Descartes dos Santos tries to stall but Alberto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Descartes dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Descartes dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Descartes dos Santos wants to break free but Alberto has control.
Alberto tries to break the clinch but Descartes dos Santos is controlling the position.
Descartes dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Alberto won't allow it.
Descartes dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Alberto avoids the damage to the body.
Descartes dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alberto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Descartes dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Descartes dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto goes for a takedown attempt but Descartes dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alberto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Descartes dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Descartes dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos Alberto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alberto has his takedown stuffed

and Descartes dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Descartes dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Alberto breaks the clinch.
Alberto has his takedown stuffed
and Descartes dos Santos counters with a thumping low kick.

Alberto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alberto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Alberto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Descartes dos Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alberto but great work by Descartes dos Santos .
Descartes dos Santos trying to control the action but Alberto is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto gets back to half guard.
Alberto trying to hold on to Descartes dos Santos 's head to control him but Descartes dos Santos postures up.
Alberto is refusing to be controlled, as Descartes dos Santos sits in half guard.
Alberto is looking to control Descartes dos Santos 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alberto avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Descartes dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Munoz Thiago Descartes dos Santos !