PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Jariwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Santos
vs
Jariwala

200 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vijay Jariwala!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos shoots in but Jariwala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jariwala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Jariwala moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Jariwala.
Santos tries to pull guard but Jariwala won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Jariwala.
Santos is breathing heavily.

Jariwala manages to break the clinch.

Jariwala moves into the clinch successfully.

Jariwala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jariwala is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jariwala darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Jariwala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jariwala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jariwala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jariwala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jariwala controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala lands a big elbow.
Jariwala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Jariwala has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Jariwala won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jariwala controlling from the full mount.
Jariwala landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vijay Jariwala just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jariwala clinches with his opponent.
Jariwala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jariwala lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Antonio Santos has been cut.

Jariwala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jariwala scores with a spinning back kick!
Jariwala scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jariwala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jariwala is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jariwala decides to stand up, so the ref orders Santos to his feet.
Jariwala throws a head kick that Santos semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Jariwala.
Jariwala lands a high kick!

Jariwala drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Jariwala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jariwala scores with a three punch combo!

Jariwala pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jariwala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jariwala has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jariwala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santos jumps guard but Jariwala stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jariwala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Jariwala.
Jariwala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vijay Jariwala seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jariwala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jariwala taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jariwala is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jariwala is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

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.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos is being controlled here.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jariwala's best efforts.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Jariwala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santos won't allow Jariwala to pass to mount.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jariwala stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Jariwala stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Jariwala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vijay Jariwala just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jariwala closes the distance and clinches.

Jariwala breaks the clinch.
Antonio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jariwala throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice combination there by Jariwala.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Jariwala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jariwala moves into the clinch.

Jariwala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos misses with a takedown

and Jariwala counters by clinching up.
Jariwala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Jariwala lands a damaging elbow.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jariwala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Jariwala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jariwala clinches up against the cage.

Jariwala breaks the clinch.

Jariwala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jariwala.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jariwala has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Jariwala manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jariwala seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jariwala tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jariwala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to roll over but Jariwala keeps him under control.
Jariwala seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jariwala sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jariwala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jariwala controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vijay Jariwala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jariwala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala scoring with some ground and pound.
Jariwala seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jariwala uses it to pass to side control.
Jariwala content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.

Jariwala stands up and beckons Santos to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jariwala!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jariwala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jariwala is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.

Jariwala clinches up against the cage.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jariwala smiles and moves away.
Jariwala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Antonio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vijay Jariwala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jariwala.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vijay Jariwala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jariwala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijay Jariwala!