PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rex (ranked 3823 p4p, 437 weight class) and Diego Santos (ranked 6074 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rex
vs
Santos

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
28
200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

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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 New York, Bruno Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Santos.

Rex pulls guard effortlessly.
Rex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.

Santos wants to sweep here but Rex controlling him for the moment.
Rex with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rex accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rex. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rex throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos has control of Rex's left arm, preventing Rex from doing any damage.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

Rex got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rex has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Rex preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rex scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rex cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Rex lands a couple of elbows.
Rex with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rex accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rex throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rex, up you get!
Santos tries to clinch up but Rex circles away and keeps his distance.
Rex appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Rex misses the target.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos throws a right hand that Rex ducks under and follows up with a left that Rex also avoids with ease.
Rex appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Rex went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Rex appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rex is looking for a counter combo.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Rex takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rex avoids it well.
Santos looks winded!
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex is looking for a counter combo.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos looks to clinch
and Rex counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Rex to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Rex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Rex throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos shoots in but Rex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Rex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Rex.
Rex seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
It looked like Rex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rex appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Rex counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Rex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Rex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Rex counters with a two punch combo.

Santos is rocked!
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 Bruno Rex will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Rex throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Rex takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rex counters with a left and a right... And another left! Santos is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Rex!
A very excited looking Bruno Rex made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.