PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 3355 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Mario Santos (ranked 260 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Loco
vs
Santos

168 cm
44
152
31 - 41 - 0

173 cm
28
145
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

The Huntington New Age Wellness Community

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Santos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Loco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. 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.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Loco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Loco's head.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Loco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Loco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Santos clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loco is breathing heavily.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loco, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos gets through Loco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loco wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos digs a right hand into Loco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loco's gas tank.
Loco tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
Loco dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Loco's head and hops out.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loco rather than just go for the knockout.

Santos moves into the clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos feints a jab promting Loco to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Loco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Loco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos cracks Loco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco takes one to the chin there.
Loco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Loco jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Loco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos clobbers Loco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos jabs Loco right on the nose. Loco blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Loco tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco letting Santos take a breather here.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Loco with an uppercut!
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!
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos lands an overhand right.
Loco looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Santos instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos stalling.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Loco backs away looking to recover.

Santos drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos has Loco pressed against the cage.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Loco taking a breather.
Loco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Loco tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Loco stalls.
Loco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Loco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos scores with a jab. Loco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loco looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.

Loco is rocked!
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Loco shoots in.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Oh Loco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
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.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Loco's head.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Loco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Mario Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Loco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos catches Loco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mono Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loco takes one to the side of the head.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos lands a jab.
Loco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Santos clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santos just leaning against Loco, taking a breather.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos stalling the fight.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loco walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos lands a left and a right that send Loco crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
No luck for Loco with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Santos.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loco doesn't seem phased though.

Santos moves into range and clinches up with Loco.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos has Loco pressed against the cage.
Mario Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loco tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30

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