PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirty WhiteBoy (ranked 5634 p4p, 486 weight class) and David Santos (ranked 6869 p4p, 519 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

WhiteBoy
vs
Santos

181 cm
27
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirty WhiteBoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

WhiteBoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
WhiteBoy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
WhiteBoy works his way into full mount!

WhiteBoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.

WhiteBoy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

WhiteBoy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WhiteBoy lands a few punches from side control.

WhiteBoy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.

WhiteBoy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no WhiteBoy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

WhiteBoy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
WhiteBoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with WhiteBoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

WhiteBoy is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
WhiteBoy works to advance to full mount. Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

WhiteBoy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from WhiteBoy.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

WhiteBoy is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

WhiteBoy looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.

WhiteBoy is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.

WhiteBoy has control of Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from WhiteBoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

WhiteBoy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
WhiteBoy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

WhiteBoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.

WhiteBoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

WhiteBoy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty WhiteBoy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

WhiteBoy feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, WhiteBoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

WhiteBoy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and WhiteBoy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

WhiteBoy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and WhiteBoy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
WhiteBoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dirty WhiteBoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - WhiteBoy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhiteBoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos is breathing heavily.
WhiteBoy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

WhiteBoy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

WhiteBoy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.

WhiteBoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
WhiteBoy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!

WhiteBoy looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.

WhiteBoy is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

WhiteBoy wants to finish this one by submission but Santos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from WhiteBoy.

WhiteBoy looking to secure an arm triangle but Santos defends it well.

WhiteBoy has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
WhiteBoy forces the positional change into back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

WhiteBoy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Santos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Santos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

WhiteBoy looking to break Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise WhiteBoy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

WhiteBoy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Santos showing good submission defense here.

WhiteBoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

WhiteBoy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

WhiteBoy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

WhiteBoy working for a choke but Santos is defending well.
WhiteBoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

WhiteBoy looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty WhiteBoy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Santos tries to sprawl but WhiteBoy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but WhiteBoy manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WhiteBoy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
WhiteBoy wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.

WhiteBoy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

WhiteBoy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

WhiteBoy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

WhiteBoy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no WhiteBoy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is not content to let WhiteBoy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

WhiteBoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

WhiteBoy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no WhiteBoy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

WhiteBoy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no WhiteBoy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos regains half guard, as WhiteBoy was trying to land strikes.

WhiteBoy wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
WhiteBoy winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhiteBoy trying to control the pace.

WhiteBoy wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

WhiteBoy is working for a submission of some sort.

WhiteBoy wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

WhiteBoy is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.

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.

WhiteBoy seems to be looking for submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

WhiteBoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from WhiteBoy.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
WhiteBoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
WhiteBoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings WhiteBoy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
WhiteBoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
David Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty WhiteBoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

WhiteBoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty WhiteBoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for WhiteBoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty WhiteBoy!