PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Santos (ranked 6854 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Nandez (ranked 4696 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Santos
vs
Nandez

173 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Nandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Nandez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nandez wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
Nandez misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Nandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos sets himself, and Nandez steps forward looking for the clinch! Santos avoids it this time.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nandez counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nandez misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stuns Nandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Nandez tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNandez.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Nandez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nandez defends it nicely.
Santos is breathing heavily.

Nandez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Nandez from standing up.
Nandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nandez wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nandez defends well.
Nandez controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nandez tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nandez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nandez but great work by Santos.
Nandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nandez gets full guard.
Santos is fighting to break Nandez's control of his arms but Nandez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Nandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nandez controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Santos stands and steps away. Nandez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Nandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nandez.
Nandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nandez. That did some damage!
Santos tries to clinch up
and Nandez counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos tries for a takedown but Nandez circles away easily

and Nandez counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Nandez has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nandez is keeping busy.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Nandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nandez looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos blocks a head kick by Nandez.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Nandez circles away.
Nandez with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos fails with the takedown

and Nandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nandez.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nandez is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nandez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Nandez counters with a nice body shot.
Nandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Nandez, which made it look bad.
Nandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nandez.

Nandez clinches.
Nandez throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nandez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Nandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nandez wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Nandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nandez shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Nandez shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nandez has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Nandez tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
Santos jumps guard but Nandez stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nandez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nandez pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Nandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nandez shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos tries to clinch but Nandez is having none of it.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nandez.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nandez shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nandez manages to avoid it.
Nandez shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Nandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nandez.
As Nandez tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Nandez manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nandez shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Nandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nandez pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos jumps guard but Nandez stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos is working for takedown but Nandez is calmly controlling the position for now.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Nandez.
Nandez tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Nandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Santos tries to pull guard but Nandez holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos prevents Nandez from breaking the clinch.
Nandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nandez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nandez avoiding damage.
Nandez tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nandez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.

Nandez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Nandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nandez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!

Nandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Nandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nandez has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Nandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nandez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Nandez!