PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Danky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Danky
vs
Santos

200 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

182 cm
28
173 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 -159's
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 -159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Danky circles away.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos is looking to clinch but Danky is avoiding it.
Santos tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danky slips under a jab.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Danky stuffs the takedown.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Danky circles away.
Danky scores with a three punch combo!
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky is having none of it.
Danky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
Danky leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danky checks a leg kick.
Danky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Santos tries for a kimura but Danky is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos tries for a kimura but Danky is defending well.

Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Danky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control but Danky is keeping him busy.

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.
Santos working away.
Santos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Danky works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Danky defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maro Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Santos throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Danky pushes him off.
Danky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos shoots in but Danky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Danky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danky misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danky checks it well.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Danky swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Danky in a clinch.
Santos taking a breather.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Danky circles away.
Santos lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
A jab from Danky does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danky misses with a kick to the body.

Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Danky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Danky, who protects the arm well.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Danky defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maro Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danky throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Danky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Danky is avoiding it.
Danky keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Santos misses with a combination
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Santos looks to clinch
and Danky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Danky.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danky wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danky counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Danky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Danky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Danky.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves away
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos clinches but Danky breaks the clinch
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Danky misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Danky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos takes one on the button.
Maro Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Danky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Danky misses.
Santos closes the distance but Danky moves to the side
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!