PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorg Buttgereit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buttgereit
vs
De Santos

186 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 Tokyo, Jorg Buttgereit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leandro De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttgereit doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santos circles away.
De Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buttgereit misses with a combination
and De Santos counters with a good low kick that Buttgereit was not able to check.
Buttgereit throws a hook to the side of De Santos's head but De Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Santos! But no joy.
De Santos scores with a nice strike.
Buttgereit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Santos feints a counter leg kick.
Buttgereit doesn't succeed with the takedown

and De Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buttgereit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Santos wants to get back to his feet.
De Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos wants to stand and escape but Buttgereit is having none of it.

Buttgereit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buttgereit works over De Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
De Santos keeping full guard, as Buttgereit tries to pass.
De Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Santos, not yet.
De Santos is trying to keep Buttgereit in close.

De Santos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Buttgereit has passed into half guard!

De Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Buttgereit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttgereit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
De Santos tries to roll over but Buttgereit keeps him under control.
De Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Buttgereit from controlling successfully.
Buttgereit passes De Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buttgereit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Buttgereit from controlling successfully.
De Santos is looking to stand up but Buttgereit isn't so interested in that idea.

De Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Buttgereit is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for De Santos.
Buttgereit trying to control the position but De Santos is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Buttgereit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buttgereit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Santos struggling a bit here.
Buttgereit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Santos!
De Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Buttgereit looking to finish De Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Santos!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Buttgereit lands a big shot there that rocks De Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorg Buttgereit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buttgereit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Santos as he avoids it easily.
De Santos throws out a counter right but Buttgereit avoids it with no problem.
De Santos connects with a right hand. Buttgereit shakes it off.
Buttgereit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buttgereit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buttgereit tries to clinch but De Santos is having none of it.
Buttgereit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like De Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorg Buttgereit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttgereit shoots in but De Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buttgereit's calf.
Buttgereit throws a nice looking combination but De Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buttgereit has a takedown stuffed.
Buttgereit shoots in but De Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buttgereit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
De Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buttgereit tries to clinch up but De Santos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttgereit shoots in for a takedown but De Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buttgereit dives in and grabs De Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Santos pushes down on Buttgereit's head and hops out.
A nice side step and De Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buttgereit shoots in but De Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Santos! But no joy.
Buttgereit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting De Santos counter with a right hand.
Buttgereit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
De Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos cracks Buttgereit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buttgereit fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like De Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Buttgereit. Buttgereit gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorg Buttgereit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buttgereit shoots for a double leg takedown but De Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Buttgereit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jorg Buttgereit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttgereit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Buttgereit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from De Santos as Buttgereit shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Santos! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttgereit misses with a head kick.
De Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buttgereit shoots in looking for a takedown but De Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buttgereit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buttgereit shoots in looking for a takedown but De Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buttgereit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Santos, as that shot connected.
Buttgereit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buttgereit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buttgereit misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from De Santos misses.
De Santos jabs at Buttgereit's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buttgereit misses with a body kick.
De Santos tries a quick counter leg kick but Buttgereit is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro De Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Buttgereit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Buttgereit is looking to score with low kicks.
De Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buttgereit with a body shot.
De Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buttgereit.
Buttgereit darts in trying to clinch
and De Santos counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttgereit has his takedown stuffed
and De Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorg Buttgereit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttgereit throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on De Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Buttgereit looks to clinch
and De Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Buttgereit goes for a double leg but De Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Santos continues to drive forward.
Leandro De Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buttgereit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buttgereit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Santos defends well and Buttgereit ends up having to push De Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buttgereit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Santos throws out a counter right but Buttgereit avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buttgereit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Buttgereit misses with a takedown attempt
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Buttgereit 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buttgereit is aware though and is defending well.
De Santos looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buttgereit stands and throws De Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Santos bucks up and tries to throw Buttgereit off but instead Buttgereit has got his back!
De Santos is in bad spot here.
Jorg Buttgereit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buttgereit tries to get the hooks in deep but De Santos pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttgereit avoiding De Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
De Santos tries to escape the position.
Buttgereit looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

De Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Buttgereit's arms.
De Santos can't escape the position.
De Santos is still trying to improve position.
De Santos trying to control the position but Buttgereit manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttgereit is trying to stick to De Santos's back but De Santos is turning into Buttgereit. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Buttgereit's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by De Santos.
De Santos is looking to stand up but Buttgereit won't let him.

De Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Buttgereit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buttgereit.
De Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buttgereit shoots in for a takedown but De Santos shows good takedown defense.
De Santos throws a counter combo.
Buttgereit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro De Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

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