PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Damageplan - Save Me. Sammy Winchester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Winchester
vs
O Dragao de Santos

189 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sammy Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from O Dragao de Santos.

It looks like Sammy Winchester has been cut.
Some wild striking there from O Dragao de Santos.

Winchester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

O Dragao de Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winchester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Dragao de Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Winchester throws a strike but O Dragao de Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winchester 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.
O Dragao de Santos tries to stand but Winchester is controlling from the bottom.
Winchester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
O Dragao de Santos wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester looking to control.

Winchester escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Dragao de Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Dragao de Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Winchester.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Dragao de Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big right hand but Winchester slips the punch.
A left and a right from O Dragao de Santos both land. Nice combination.

Winchester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winchester showed some decent athleticism there.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Dragao de Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Winchester looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
O Dragao de Santos wants to control but Winchester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Dragao de Santos won't allow Winchester to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

O Dragao de Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Dragao de Santos keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Winchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Dragao de Santos trying to control the position.

Winchester postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! O Dragao de Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winchester, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is trying to control the position from the bottom.

O Dragao de Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Dragao de Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Dragao de Santos trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Winchester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

O Dragao de Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
O Dragao de Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao O Dragao de Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Winchester's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Winchester moves in looking to clinch but O Dragao de Santos pushes him off.
Winchester throws a jab when O Dragao de Santos was well out of range.
O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winchester.
O Dragao de Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Dragao de Santos lands a jab to the head.
O Dragao de Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Dragao de Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Dragao de Santos throws a nice looking combination but Winchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Dragao de Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Sammy Winchester's cut is getting worse.
Winchester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Dragao de Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Winchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
O Dragao de Santos tries to break free but Winchester pushes him back against the cage.

Winchester manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
O Dragao de Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winchester is keeping the position for now.
O Dragao de Santos preventing the sweep.

O Dragao de Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winchester dives on top into guard.

O Dragao de Santos is looking for a triangle but Winchester pushes his legs off easily.

Winchester stands up from O Dragao de Santos's guard - Winchester perhaps looking for a knockout.
Winchester scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos tries for a takedown but Winchester circles away easily

and Winchester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winchester.

Winchester wants the takedown. O Dragao de Santos is fighting it off but Winchester persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O Dragao de Santos's guard against the cage.

Winchester stands up and waves to O Dragao de Santos to follow him.
Winchester tries to clinch there but O Dragao de Santos circles away.

O Dragao de Santos has managed to clinch.

O Dragao de Santos jumps into guard, dragging Winchester to the mat.
O Dragao de Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet O Dragao de Santos, not yet.
Winchester is working O Dragao de Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Winchester got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Dragao de Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winchester has managed to get both his arms back between O Dragao de Santos's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Winchester is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Dragao de Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winchester working away.
O Dragao de Santos is not content to let Winchester control the position.
O Dragao de Santos struggling a bit here.

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

Winchester stands up and we're back to a striking position.
O Dragao de Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Winchester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winchester tries for a takedown but O Dragao de Santos manages to get underhooks.
O Dragao de Santos has had enough of the clinch but Winchester keeps him there for the moment.
Winchester is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Dragao de Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to break free.

O Dragao de Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Winchester uses from the top position.

O Dragao de Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao O Dragao de Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammy Winchester's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Winchester throws the left hand but O Dragao de Santos avoids the punch easily.

O Dragao de Santos feints and as Winchester raises his hands in defense, O Dragao de Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Dragao de Santos won't allow Winchester to sweep him here.
O Dragao de Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Dragao de Santos wants to stand but Winchester has his arm trapped.
Sammy Winchester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Dragao de Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Winchester is looking to improve his position but O Dragao de Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

O Dragao de Santos working for a submission but Winchester is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester wants to control but O Dragao de Santos is having none of it.

O Dragao de Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Winchester is now in O Dragao de Santos's guard. A big mistake from O Dragao de Santos there, giving up the dominant position!
Winchester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Dragao de Santos wants to stand and escape but Winchester is having none of it.

O Dragao de Santos looking for a guillotine here but Winchester defends easily.

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.
O Dragao de Santos keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.

O Dragao de Santos working for a triangle but Winchester defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winchester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Dragao de Santos is trying to keep Winchester in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Dragao de Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winchester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winchester trying to control but O Dragao de Santos is working from the bottom.

O Dragao de Santos pushes a forearm under Winchester's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Winchester is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao O Dragao de Santos!