PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus's entrance music is Open Road. A fine choice. Alex De Paiva Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tam Zeus's chin.

Zeus
vs
De Paiva Santos

178 cm
31
199 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

189 cm
28
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Paiva Santos gets caught napping as Zeus dives in and scores a takedown. De Paiva Santos manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zeus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Paiva Santos's guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but De Paiva Santos defends it.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but De Paiva Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but De Paiva Santos defending well.
De Paiva Santos tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
Zeus is trying to control. De Paiva Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeus is really struggling to control De Paiva Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Tam Zeus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zeus goes for a double leg but De Paiva Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as De Paiva Santos continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zeus is trying to trip De Paiva Santos. He has hold of a leg but De Paiva Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zeus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zeus wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
De Paiva Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

De Paiva Santos is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Zeus has his hands clasped together but De Paiva Santos extends and breaks Zeus's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Paiva Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex De Paiva Santos!
Alex De Paiva Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.