PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nyf nyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aries Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Oh Lets Do it by waka flocka flame as his entrance music. Aries Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

nyf
vs
Santos

200 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, nyf nyf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aries Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nyf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. nyf gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
nyf misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. nyf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos cracks nyf with a solid left hand.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to nyf's brow.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to nyf's brow.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from nyf.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
nyf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if nyf tries to get out of the position.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nyf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos wants to control from the top but nyf keeps moving.
nyf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
nyf has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos distracts nyf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos postures up in nyf's guard and throws a big left but nyf blocks it.
Santos postures up in nyf's guard and throws a big left but nyf blocks it.
Santos postures up in nyf's guard and throws a big left but nyf blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nyf tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nyf nyf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos prevents nyf from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
nyf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. nyf defending well though.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos thows a huge punch but nyf dodges it nicely.
nyf is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos with the ground and pound but nyf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
nyf is trying to keep Santos in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
nyf fails with the takedown

and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but nyf is calmly controlling the position for now.
nyf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
nyf lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
nyf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos keeping moving, preventing nyf from controlling successfully.
nyf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santos pushes nyf off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aries Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

nyf moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
nyf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
nyf darts in trying to clinch

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
nyf looking for a sweep. Not yet nyf, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos postures up in nyf's guard and throws a big left but nyf blocks it.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
nyf has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but nyf has wrist control.
nyf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nyf tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.

nyf clinches up against the cage.
nyf working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nyf stalls.
Santos tries for a takedown but nyf manages to get underhooks.
Santos letting nyf take a breather here.

nyf gets control of Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. nyf will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
nyf 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.
Aries Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is working nyf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
nyf lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
nyf scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to reverse the position but nyf maintains control.

nyf looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
nyf throws some wild stikes that Santos manages to avoid easily.

That's four 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.
nyf trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.

nyf 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.

nyf swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Santos is now in nyf's guard. A big mistake from nyf there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aries Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! nyf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but nyf avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nyf closes the distance looking to clinch

and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for nyf!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nyf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos looking to ground and pound but nyf is blocking nicely.
nyf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
nyf is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
nyf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but nyf bucks and avoids them well.
Santos is landing with some decent strikes but nyf is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
nyf wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
nyf regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
nyf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. nyf defending well though.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but nyf keeps working.
nyf is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos working over nyf with some ground and pound. nyf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
nyf taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to nyf's temple.
nyf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos slips a nice elbow through nyf's hands, connecting with nyf's forehead.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

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.
Santos is nestled in close to nyf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
nyf is trying to control but can't.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos blocks the strikes from nyf.
Santos working over nyf with some ground and pound. nyf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
nyf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
nyf trying to control but Santos postures up.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed nyf's head.
nyf nyf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aries Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aries Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30

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