PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poffo's choice of entrance music: Pomp and Circumstance. Jake Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Poffo

187 cm
28
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

190 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poffo lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Poffo forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poffo misses with a punch to the body.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Poffo has him pressed against the cage.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poffo has him pressed against the cage.
Poffo pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Poffo has the dominant position.
Poffo lands an uppercut.
Santos tries to break free but Poffo pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Poffo is blocking nicely.
Poffo tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Poffo lands a shot to the body.
Poffo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Poffo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Poffo has him pressed against the cage.
Poffo blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Poffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Poffo can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Poffo won't allow it.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poffo misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Santos feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poffo jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Poffo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Poffo misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Poffo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Poffo forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos blocks a body shot from Poffo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo lands a shot to the body.
Poffo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos wants to break free but Poffo has control.
Poffo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poffo.
Poffo has Santos pushed against the cage.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poffo is working Santos over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Poffo.
Poffo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
A body shot lands from Poffo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poffo tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Poffo takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos slips a jab from Poffo.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poffo.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Mario Poffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Mario Poffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poffo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.

Poffo drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Poffo avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Poffo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poffo with a jab.
Poffo cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poffo checks a leg kick.
Poffo tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poffo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poffo scores with a decent looking hook.
Poffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poffo takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Poffo throws a shot to the body.
Poffo lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Poffo has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Poffo has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos prevents a body shot from Poffo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poffo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poffo.
Poffo stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poffo.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Poffo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poffo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Poffo eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Poffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Poffo finds it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Poffo has him pressed against the cage.
Poffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poffo lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Poffo misses with a punch to the body.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mario Poffo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poffo avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poffo.
Santos slips a straight right by Poffo.
Santos moves forwards but Poffo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poffo stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Poffo gets a clinch.
Poffo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Poffo lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Poffo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poffo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poffo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Poffo.
Santos defending well as Poffo loads up on a big left hand.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poffo.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poffo looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Poffo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Poffo has double underhooks.
Santos takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poffo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poffo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poffo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo misses with a punch to the body.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poffo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Poffo has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Mario Poffo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poffo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poffo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poffo tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Poffo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poffo tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Poffo back against the cage.
Santos letting Poffo take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Poffo.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poffo misses with a body punch.
Poffo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo lands with a left to the head.
Poffo can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Poffo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poffo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Poffo.
Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poffo slips a jab and a cross from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poffo looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Poffo dodges the punch combination from Santos.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Poffo clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poffo blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Poffo as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poffo lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poffo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Mario Poffo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Poffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poffo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Mario Poffo!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mario Poffo!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Mario Poffo!

Mario Poffo wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Mario Poffo gave a big smile as he said 'OOOH YEAH!'.