PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Guzman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Santos
vs
Guzman

200 cm
27
270 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

185 cm
26
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Guzman.
A punch combination from Guzman misses.
The crowd cheers as Guzman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Guzman stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guzman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.

Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guzman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guzman is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guzman is not content to let Santos control the position.
Guzman wants to get back to full guard.
Guzman is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guzman wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Guzman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jorge Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Guzman.

It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.

Santos decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guzman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos is trying to control the position but Guzman postures up.
Guzman cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Guzman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guzman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santos keeping full guard, as Guzman tries to pass.
Guzman throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Guzman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guzman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guzman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Guzman throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Guzman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Guzman is pulling down on Santos's head to control his posture.
Santos preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guzman pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.

Jorge Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos tries to bum rush Guzman with a series of wild strikes but Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Santos feints and as Guzman raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guzman is controlling Santos's posture.
Guzman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guzman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guzman wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos is looking to control Guzman's arms but Guzman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Guzman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman fails to pull guard.
Guzman is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guzman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Guzman persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Guzman.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guzman stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guzman jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Guzman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Guzman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guzman is pulling down on Santos's head to control his posture.
Guzman keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Guzman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos wants to sweep here but Guzman controlling him for the moment.
Guzman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guzman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guzman postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Santos covers up, he's hurt! Guzman keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Guzman and the ref steps in to end the fight! Guzman can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Guzman!