PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sang Yoon
vs
Santos

186 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Top Flight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jae Sang Yoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of punches but Yoon avoids them all with ease.

Yoon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yoon showed some decent athleticism there.
Yoon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoon trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Yoon slows the pace down in half guard.
Yoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoon.
Yoon throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yoon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yoon throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos is looking to stand up but Yoon won't let him.
Yoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yoon wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos wants to stand but Yoon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yoon holds on and takes a little breather.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoon is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yoon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yoon seems content to control.
Santos tries to kick Yoon off but Yoon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yoon working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes Yoon off looking to stand but Yoon dives back in and keeps control.
Yoon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos pushes Yoon off looking to stand but Yoon dives back in and keeps control.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoon is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yoon working Santos over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoon slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Yoon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yoon stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Sang Yoon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yoon scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Yoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Yoon is having none of it.
Yoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoon stops Santos from standing up.
Yoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

We're going to have a standup here because Jae Sang Yoon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Yoon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Yoon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santos is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon controlling the action here.

Jae Sang Yoon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Santos gets caught napping as Yoon dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Yoon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoon cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Santos wants to stand up but Yoon is controlling him.
Yoon lands a couple of digs.
Yoon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoon is controlling him.
Yoon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos wants to stand up but Yoon is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Yoon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yoon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Santos's legs.
Yoon lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Santos tries to escape but Yoon is in control.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Yoon scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Yoon scoring with punches and elbows.
Yoon controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos pushes Yoon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yoon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Sang Yoon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Yoon controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yoon connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Yoon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Yoon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoon scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
Yoon slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Yoon controlling the pace.
Yoon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoon not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoon darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Yoon into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yoon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoon is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Yoon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos tries to circle away but Yoon has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoon is trying to break free.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yoon is defended easily by Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jae Sang Yoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoon has a takedown stuffed.

Yoon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoon passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jae Sang Yoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yoon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Yoon trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Sang Yoon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoon, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Sang Yoon!