PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying uisce beag's choice of entrance music: Watermark by Enya. Uisce uisce beag has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emerson Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
uisce beag

225 cm
30
300 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

189 cm
30
284 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emerson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uisce uisce beag!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
uisce beag tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Emerson Santos has been cut.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by uisce beag.
Santos avoids the head kick by uisce beag.
uisce beag buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts uisce beag as he jumps to the side.

uisce beag drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos slows down the pace here.
uisce beag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but uisce beag pulls him back up using the underhooks.

uisce beag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into uisce beag's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos postures up.
Santos passes into half guard.
uisce beag is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
uisce beag trying to control but Santos postures up.
uisce beag is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because uisce beag is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
uisce beag wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
uisce beag is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emerson Santos.
uisce beag connects with a high kick.
uisce beag looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos slips under a jab from uisce beag.
uisce beag throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos takes one on the button.
Uisce uisce beag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos avoids the head kick by uisce beag.
uisce beag looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
uisce beag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.

Santos forces uisce beag back against the cage and clinches.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but uisce beag prevents it.
uisce beag is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
uisce beag misses with an elbow strike.
uisce beag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as uisce beag walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
uisce beag throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Uisce uisce beag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by uisce beag there.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but uisce beag shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
uisce beag fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
uisce beag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
uisce beag cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
uisce beag throws a head kick that misses.
uisce beag throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
uisce beag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
uisce beag throws a head kick that half lands.
uisce beag stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and uisce beag wants it to stay on the feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag scores with a kick to the midsection.

uisce beag drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - uisce beag is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
uisce beag throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Santos shoots in and bounces uisce beag off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
uisce beag is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
uisce beag wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
uisce beag wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

uisce beag is looking for a kimura here.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as uisce beag sits in half guard.
Santos gets full guard.
uisce beag trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

uisce beag got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, uisce beag has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
uisce beag wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
uisce beag looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos wants to control from the top but uisce beag keeps moving.

uisce beag 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

uisce beag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.

uisce beag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos passes uisce beag's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Santos stands up and beckons uisce beag to join him on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Santos.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says uisce beag as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from uisce beag.
uisce beag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
uisce beag tries a head kick but it misses.
uisce beag connects with a body shot.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but uisce beag manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
uisce beag pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. uisce beag follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Emerson Santos's cut is getting worse.
uisce beag takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but uisce beag circles away.
uisce beag throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uisce uisce beag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emerson Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

uisce beag explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
uisce beag stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as uisce beag sprawls well. uisce beag wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from uisce beag.
uisce beag tries a head kick but it misses.
uisce beag goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. uisce beag did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos prevents uisce beag from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
uisce beag gets full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but uisce beag keeps moving.
uisce beag wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

uisce beag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos is keen to just control but uisce beag is a slippery customer.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed uisce beag's head.
uisce beag is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, uisce beag has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos tries to stand but can't do so whilst uisce beag controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos working uisce beag over with strikes.
Emerson Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
uisce beag is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

uisce beag looking for submissions off his back.
Santos is keen to just control but uisce beag is a slippery customer.
uisce beag trying to control but Santos postures up.

Santos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. uisce beag tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emerson Santos!