PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinho Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Johnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chapa C - lloraras por mi. Johnes has chosen Burnt (Feat. Lindo P) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Johnes

190 cm
18
243 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

205 cm
21
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Win Nutritional RJ
Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kinho Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quinton Johnes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnes tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Johnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnes stops Santos from passing to mount.
Johnes 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 works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnes is not content to let Santos control the position.

Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Johnes get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos avoids the head kick by Johnes.
Santos tries to clinch but Johnes moves out of range.

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

Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos prevents Johnes from standing back up.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Johnes has managed to free his arm - good work.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to land a strike but Johnes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control from the top but Johnes keeps moving.

Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Johnes in his guard.
Johnes is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Johnes 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 Santos.
Johnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnes lands an elbow.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Johnes keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnes lands a few punches from side control.
Johnes gets to mount! Santos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Johnes maintains control.

Johnes is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.
Johnes landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quinton Johnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but Johnes won't allow it.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnes pulls his leg out and moves away.

Santos shoots in and bounces Johnes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnes is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is pushing down on Johnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnes is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos is controlling the pace.
Johnes trying to control from the bottom.
Johnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Johnes is trying to get back to full guard.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnes sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnes is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnes clinches but Santos breaks the clinch

and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnes!
Santos fails to advance to Johnes's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santos trying to control but Johnes is having none of it.
Johnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnes working to try and regain half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos is trying to control the position but Johnes postures up.

Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kinho Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos 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.
Santos keeping full guard, as Johnes tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kinho Santos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnes moves into the clinch.
Johnes can't break the clinch.

Johnes breaks from the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Johnes circles away easily

and Johnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos gets full guard.
Johnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Johnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnes won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Johnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnes wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Johnes pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two 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.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Johnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos is looking to improve his position.

Santos is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Johnes pulls his head out easily.
Santos tries to roll over but Johnes keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnes shoots and misses

and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnes!
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Santos breaks from Johnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnes can't escape the position.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnes looks a forlorn figure.
Johnes wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Johnes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is hanging on to Johnes's back as he tries to escape.
Johnes grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos has the hooks in. Johnes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Johnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kinho Santos clearly takes that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Johnes trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnes trying to control but Santos is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Johnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Johnes maintains control.
Santos taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Johnes working for a guillotine from mount but Santos is in no mood to give up.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to roll over but Johnes keeps him under control.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Johnes wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Johnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnes is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos advances position into side control!
Santos trying to control the position but Johnes is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Johnes dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santos looks for a takedown but Johnes sprawls well.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Johnes counters with a nice body shot.
Johnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnes tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnes pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
Johnes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos stands up over Johnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnes!
Santos regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to improve his position but Johnes is controlling well.
Santos trying to hold on to Johnes's head to control him but Johnes postures up.
Johnes is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Johnes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Johnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinho Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos tries for a takedown but Johnes circles away easily

and Johnes counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Johnes from controlling successfully.
Johnes wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos passes Johnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnes is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos trying to control from half guard but Johnes is working away.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnes is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.

Johnes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Johnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Johnes!
Quinton Johnes is the new heavyweight champion!