PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Badauu Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fejao Rulez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fejao Rulez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Badauu Santiago's chin.

Santiago
vs
Rulez

176 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badauu Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fejao Rulez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rulez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rulez tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago clinches but Rulez breaks the clinch

and Rulez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rulez's brow.
Rulez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago stalling in the clinch.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Rulez's ribcage.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
Santiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rulez's face.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Santiago avoiding damage as Rulez throws knees to the body.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
Santiago landing knees to the head.
Rulez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rulez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Santiago.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago throws out a powerful jab.
Santiago tries to clinch but Rulez moves away
and Rulez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rulez is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Santiago rushes Rulez and presses him up against the cage.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Santiago stuffs the takedown.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rulez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Badauu Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rulez misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.

Santiago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rulez tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rulez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rulez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badauu Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fejao Rulez.
Santiago just leaning against Rulez, taking a breather.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Rulez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Rulez is trying to stall.
Rulez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santiago smiles and moves away.
Santiago closes the distance but Rulez moves to the side

and Rulez counters with a single leg into guard. Santiago didn't expect that.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rulez on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rulez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santiago wants to stand up but Rulez is controlling him.
Santiago 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santiago trying to control the position here.
Rulez wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Rulez won't allow Santiago to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rulez has a takedown stuffed.
Santiago looks to clinch

and Rulez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rulez wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.

Santiago uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Rulez circles away.
Rulez misses with a wild combination.
Badauu Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Rulez pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago throws a right hand that Rulez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rulez also avoids with ease.
Santiago is looking to clinch.

Santiago pushes Rulez up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but Rulez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a nice knee to the body.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Rulez gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the cage.
Rulez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santiago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rulez has him pressed against the cage.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but Rulez blocks it.

Rulez wants the takedown. Santiago is fighting it off but Rulez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Santiago's guard against the cage.
Santiago can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rulez controls the pace.

Rulez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santiago tries to clinch but Rulez moves out of range.
Rulez keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rulez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badauu Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fejao Rulez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rulez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago throws a combination that misses

and Rulez counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Rulez isn't so interested in that idea.
Santiago is wriggling around but Rulez manages to pass to half guard.
Rulez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rulez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulez stalling.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet.

Santiago pushes Rulez off and gets back to his feet.
Santiago tries to clinch but Rulez moves away
and Rulez counters with a nice body kick.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Rulez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rulez dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Rulez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santiago looks to clinch

and Rulez counters by moving into the clinch.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rulez backwards.
Rulez is trying to stall.
Rulez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

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

Rulez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santiago's guard.
Santiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rulez prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.

Santiago pushes Rulez off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rulez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santiago stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fejao Rulez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Santiago tries to clinch

and Rulez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rulez letting Santiago take a breather here.
Santiago lands a nice knee to the body.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Santiago closes the distance but Rulez moves to the side

and Rulez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rulez controlling the action here.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulez is taking a breather. Santiago says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fejao Rulez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago is refusing to be controlled, as Rulez sits in half guard.

Rulez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Santiago to get to his feet.
Rulez shoots for a takedown but Santiago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rulez clinches up against the cage.
Santiago is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santiago.
Santiago landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rulez blocks an elbow strike.
Rulez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rulez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rulez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rulez letting Santiago take a breather here.
Rulez jumps guard but Santiago stands there with Rulez around his waist. Rulez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santiago is pressed up against the cage. Rulez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santiago down to the mat. Santiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badauu Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fejao Rulez.

Santiago has Rulez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rulez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santiago misses with an elbow over the top.
Rulez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santiago smiles and moves away.
Santiago wants to clinch but Rulez slips to the side

and Rulez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santiago stalling in the clinch but Rulez improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulez tries to pull guard but Santiago won't allow it.
Rulez fails to pull guard.
Rulez fails to pull guard.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rulez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rulez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santiago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rulez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Rulez crunches a lovely knee into Santiago's ribcage.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rulez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santiago throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Rulez tries for a takedown but Santiago manages to get underhooks.
Santiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Rulez is blocking nicely.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rulez blocks the elbow strike.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rulez fails to pull guard.
Rulez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rulez trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rulez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santiago prevents it.
Santiago keeps control of Rulez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rulez tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Rulez drops back down to his feet.
Rulez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santiago looks to clinch
and Rulez counters with a big head kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
Badauu Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rulez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santiago circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fejao Rulez.
I think Rulez 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fejao Rulez!