PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bi Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Han
vs
De Santos

190 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bi Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leandro De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Leandro De Santos has been cut.
Han misses with a low kick.
De Santos slips under a jab.

De Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
De Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Han's head.
De Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Han defending well though.
Han is looking to control De Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Han avoid being mounted?
De Santos prevents Han from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos thows a huge punch but Han dodges it nicely.
De Santos is looking to take a break and control but Han is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos trying to mount his opponent but Han defends it.
De Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Han on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Han tries to get out of the position.
De Santos wants to take a breather but Han is having none of it.
De Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Han's head.
De Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Han!
De Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Han is looking to get to half guard.
De Santos avoids the attempt from Han to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Han's face.
De Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Han is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Santos punching from mount but Han doing a good job of avoiding damage.
De Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos avoids the attempt from Han to control.
De Santos controlling his opponent.
De Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Han is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos trying to control but Han is having none of it.

De Santos has hold of Han's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Han manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Han is desperately trying to improve his position but De Santos has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Santos misses with a head shot.
Han knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Santos on the ground.
De Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
De Santos looking to ground and pound but Han is blocking nicely.
Han tries to hold on but De Santos pushes him away.
De Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Han is squirming around, avoiding De Santos's attempts to control the action.
De Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Han because De Santos loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro De Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro De Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Han misses.
Han throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Santos slips a straight right by Han.
Han misses with a straight right.
Han throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Santos counter with a right hand.
Han tries to score with a low kick but De Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Han misses with a hook
letting De Santos counter with a right hand.
De Santos lands with an overhand left.
De Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han throws a lazy head kick
and De Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Santos lands an overhand right.
Han thows a leg kick but De Santos checks it
and De Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Han throws an overhand right that lands on De Santos's shoulder, as De Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Han throws out a loose jab but De Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Han pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leandro De Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Han looks to land a right hand but De Santos moved out of range.
Han tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Han.
Han dodges the punch combination from De Santos.
A counter left hand to the body from Han misses its target.
De Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Han thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bi Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santos shoots for a takedown but Han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santos.
Han misses with a straight left.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown but Han shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Han. Han obviously looking to wear him down.
Han throws a lazy right hand but De Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Han stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Han misses the target.
Bi Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro De Santos.
Han throws a head kick but De Santos moves out of range.
Bi Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han lands with an uppercut that bounces De Santos off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Han throws a body shot but no joy.
De Santos looks for a takedown but Han sprawls well.
Han was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Han throws a leg kick but De Santos checks it.
Han pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santos blocks a jab.
De Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Han is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Han pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Han connects with a crisp jab.

De Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Santos being controlled here momentarily.
De Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santos wants to control from the top but Han keeps moving.
Han looking to control.
Han keeping full guard, as De Santos tries to pass.

De 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bi Han will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leandro De Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Han connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Han misses the jab.
Han lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Han, which made it look bad.
Han is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Han.
De Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Han pinned against the cage. Han gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos throws a leg kick but Han sees it coming and moves out of range.
Han tries to land a front kick but De Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Han fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Han counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bi Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro De Santos.
De Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Han shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Han lands a jab to De Santos's midsection.
Han tries to bum rush De Santos with a series of wild strikes but De Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Han enables De Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Han manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Han pulls De Santos in close to prevent any damage.
De Santos looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han pulls De Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Han looking for a sweep. Not yet Han, not yet.
De Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Santos works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Han is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

De Santos goes for an armbar but Han turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Han.
Han won't allow De Santos to sweep him here.
Han trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

De Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Han has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Han's guard.

De Santos stops Han from standing up.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Han has wrist control.
De Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Santos trying to control but Han is working from the bottom.
Han working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santos.
De Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Han looking for a sweep. Not yet Han, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Han controls De Santos momentarily but De Santos frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leandro De Santos.
I think De 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30

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