PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Rice

202 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Rice!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.

It looks like Kimbo Rice has been cut.
Rice is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
A short right from Santos.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rice.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.

Santos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rice can't fight it off and eventually Santos manages to take the fight to the floor. Rice looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rice is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Lucio Santos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Rice tries to clinch up.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Rice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rice wants to break free but Santos has control.
Rice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rice throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lucio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Rice.
Rice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Rice looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working for takedown but Rice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rice can't break the clinch.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos scores with a leg kick.

Santos instigates a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.

Santos gets a clinch.
Santos landing knees to the head.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Rice misses with a body shot.
Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Santos closes the distance and pushes Rice back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rice takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos drives through and clinches with Rice against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Rice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Rice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rice can't break the clinch.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Rice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Santos manages to pull guard.
Rice slips nicely into half guard.
Rice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Rice prevents Santos from improving his position.
Rice thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rice looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rice keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck for Rice with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.

Santos rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos has Rice pushed against the cage.
Santos gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rice wants a takedown.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rice stuffs the takedown.
Rice shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Lucio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Rice.
Rice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rice throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.

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

Santos rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice tries for a takedown. No joy.

Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Rice throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Santos is pulling down on Rice's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rice looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Santos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Santos decides to stand up.

Santos pushes Rice up against the cage in a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Rice swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up.

Santos gets a clinch.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rice prevents it.
Santos keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rice keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos has control of Rice's left arm, preventing Rice from doing any damage.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rice manages to get himself to full guard.
Rice throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rice, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Rice being controlled against the cage.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Rice fails to land the takedown.
Lucio Santos is winning the standup battle so far.

Santos clinches.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rice up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rice tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos is leaning against Rice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rice misses with a wild body shot.
Rice swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Kimbo Rice's cut even more.
Rice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rice throws out the jab.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Rice.

Santos rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Santos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rice throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rice misses with a double jab.
Rice blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rice can do to turn this around?
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Rice.

Santos moves into the clinch.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.

Santos drives through and clinches with Rice against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Santos is working for takedown but Rice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rice struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Rice takes a jab right on the kisser.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos trying to stall but Rice improves his position.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Rice tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.

Santos jumps guard.

Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rice off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Santos forces Rice back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rice stops a takedown attempt from Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Rice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rice, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Rice misses

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Rice can't break the clinch.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kimbo Rice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rice tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Rice manages to get underhooks.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rice pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.

Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Rice persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rice on the side of the head.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Rice sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick by Rice misses
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Rice clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Lucio Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rice wants a takedown.

Santos decides to pull guard.
Lucio Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos pulls Rice in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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