PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maicosuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eagle has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANLswsfbwLI as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santos
vs
Eagle

181 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicosuel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.

Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eagle leaning against his opponent.

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

Santos drops back looking for a leg! Eagle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eagle manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Eagle's guard.

Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eagle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Eagle in his guard.
Eagle advances to half guard.
Eagle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Eagle defends easily.
Eagle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eagle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Eagle stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eagle is doing well to control the position and prevent Santos from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle works his way to full guard. Good work.

Eagle working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos won't allow Eagle to get back to his feet.
Santos wants to control from the top but Eagle keeps moving.

Santos drops back looking for a leg! Eagle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eagle manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Eagle's guard.
Santos won't allow Eagle to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Eagle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eagle looks gassed!
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Eagle is very close to passing his half guard.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eagle is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Eagle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eagle is working away from the top position though.

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

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos won't allow Eagle to get back to his feet.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maicosuel Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eagle gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Eagle is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santos trying to hold on to Eagle's head to control him but Eagle postures up.
Eagle wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Eagle is breathing heavily.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to improve his position.

Eagle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Eagle controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eagle with a poor takedown

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos trying to control but Eagle is working from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Eagle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eagle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eagle is looking to stall here but Santos recovers full guard.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eagle defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eagle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Santos, up you get!
A head kick by Eagle misses

and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Eagle's guard now.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eagle controlling Santos's posture.
Eagle looking to control.

Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Eagle.
Eagle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Santos drops back looking for a leg! Eagle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eagle manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Eagle's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eagle doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eagle's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maicosuel Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Eagle fails with the takedown

and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.

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

Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Eagle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Santos but great work by Eagle.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Eagle taking a break here but Santos is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Eagle sits in half guard.
Santos wants to control but Eagle is keeping busy.
Eagle is stalling here. Santos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Eagle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Santos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Santos tries for a kimura but Eagle is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eagle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eagle manages to get back to half guard.

Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eagle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maicosuel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eagle is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Eagle regains full guard. Nicely done.

Eagle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Santos has gone for a leg lock! Eagle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eagle is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Eagle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eagle passes into half guard.

Eagle is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eagle to get the leverage.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maicosuel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

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