PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Santana (ranked 4246 p4p, 4450 weight class) and Mateusz Pi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateusz Pi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Santana
vs
Pi

187 cm
25
175
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caesar Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateusz Pi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana avoids the body shot from Pi.
Santana is looking for a counter combo.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pi throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pi connects with a body shot that sends Santana's belly button to the back.
Santana avoids the body shot from Pi.
Pi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mateusz Pi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pi jabs Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pi looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Pi misses with a left hand
and Santana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pi's knee momentarily.
Pi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pi misses with a hook.
Pi misses with a shot to the body
and Santana counters with a left and a right that stings Pi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana slips a straight right by Pi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana blocks a jab.
Pi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pi misses with an uppercut. Santana saw that one coming.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Santana.
A low kick from Pi is predictable there
and Pi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mateusz Pi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Pi is rocked!
Pi lands a jab to the nose.
Pi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pi is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Santana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Pi misses
and Santana counters with a nice leg kick.
Pi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Pi.
Pi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santana.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Pi manages to avoid it.

Santana scores with a takedown into Pi's guard.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pi misses with an uppercut
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
Pi tries a low kick but Santana avoids it.
Santana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Santana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Santana breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Santana.
Pi misses with a looping right.
Santana throws a big counter combination but Pi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pi clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pi misses with a left hand
and Santana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi lands a really nice looking cross but Santana seems unphased.
Pi throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.
Pi throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana is looking to clinch.
Pi wants to slow Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
Pi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pi swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Santana has Pi up against the cage in a clinch.
Pi has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
Pi tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Pi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pi.
Pi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pi lands a body punch.
Santana throws an elbow that misses.
Pi blocks an elbow strike.
Pi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pi lands a right hand.
Pi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Santana breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Pi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pi scores with a nice right hand.
Pi throws a body shot but no joy.

Santana takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana misses with an elbow strike.
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 Caesar Santana will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pi thows a leg kick but Santana checks it
and Santana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Pi misses.
Pi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Santana clinches.

Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pi scores with a hook.

Santana is rocked!
Santana gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Pi points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Santana wakes up just in time to hear Pi thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mateusz Pi!