PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoo Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Santiago
vs
Doss

176 cm
25
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
129 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoo Doss!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss shoots for a double leg takedown but Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Doss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santiago tries to clinch up.

Doss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Doss wanted to stand there but Santiago had control of the position.
Santiago trying to strike off his back.
Santiago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santiago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Doss looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doss kicks Santiago off and gets back to his feet.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago tries to clinch but Doss is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santiago defends it nicely.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Doss circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santiago swivels and escapes.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Doss.

Santiago shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santiago showed some decent athleticism there.
Santiago is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Santiago decides to return to a standing position.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doss avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Doss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
Santiago lands an elbow just above Doss 's eye.
Doss takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doss looks gassed!
Doss is trying to break free.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doss's defenses.
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
Doss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Santiago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago with a knee to the head.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Doss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doss tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Doss back against the cage.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Santiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Doss avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doss.
Doss fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santiago uses from the top position.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Doss keeps moving.
Santiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doss is keeping the position for now.
Doss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doss is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Santiago gets to his feet. Doss looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joe Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doss shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense.

Santiago gets caught flat footed, as Doss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santiago is pulling down on Doss's head. It's preventing any offense from Doss, at least for the moment.

Santiago kicks Doss off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago with a jab.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago misses the jab.
Doss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doss pinned against the cage. Doss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Doss tries to keep at a distance but Santiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doss has Santiago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santiago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Doss's ribcage.
Doss managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Doss tries to break free but Santiago pushes him back against the cage.
Doss takes an elbow to the temple.
Doss managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doss wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Santiago tries to clinch

and Doss counters with a takedown into side control.
Santiago manages to get back to half guard.
Santiago manages to get to full guard.
Santiago looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santiago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Doss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doss won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago keeping moving, preventing Doss from controlling successfully.

Santiago scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Santiago moves into range and clinches up with Doss.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Doss avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doss is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santiago stops a takedown attempt from Doss.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doss.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Doss drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
Doss misses with a knee to the head.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago won't allow it.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Doss.
Santiago gets through Doss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is pressed up against the cage. Doss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santiago down to the mat. Santiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doss counters with a head kick. That will keep Santiago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santiago is pressed up against the cage. Doss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santiago down to the mat. Santiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doss looks to clinch

and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Doss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santiago fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Doss pushes him off.
Santiago tries to clinch but Doss moves out of range.

Doss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doss trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago is controlling Doss's posture.

Santiago pushes Doss off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Doss pushes him off.
Doss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santiago sprawls well. Santiago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doss gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch up
and Doss counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Doss shoots and misses
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doss thinking.

Santiago instigates a clinch.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santiago working Doss over with knees to the body.
Santiago cracks Doss with a nice body shot.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Doss's ribcage.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doss wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Doss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago with a knee to the head.
Doss avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.

Doss jumps guard and drags Santiago to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Santiago dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Doss moves into range and clinches up with Santiago.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Doss has had enough of the clinch but Santiago keeps him there for the moment.

Doss breaks from the clinch.
Doss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doss shoots for a double leg takedown but Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Doss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Santiago has managed to clinch.
Doss wants to break free but Santiago has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doss managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss looking to stall.
Santiago gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santiago obliges.
Santiago lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss tries to score a body lock takedown but Santiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Doss.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santiago working Doss over with knees to the body.
Santiago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santiago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doss avoids it.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doss.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Doss tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago has Doss pressed against the cage, preventing Doss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Doss's ribcage.
Doss wants a takedown but no success here.
Santiago lands an elbow just above Doss 's eye.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Doss drops back down to his feet.
Joe Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Doss takes an elbow to the temple.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Doss drops back down to his feet.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santiago.
Santiago stops a takedown attempt from Doss.
Doss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Doss drops back down to his feet.
Santiago working Doss over with knees to the body.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.

Doss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santiago avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Doss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santiago darts in trying to clinch

and Doss counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santiago's guard now.
Santiago keeping moving, preventing Doss from controlling successfully.
Santiago wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doss stands up and waves to Santiago to follow him.

Santiago darts in and clinches Doss up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Doss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago lands a nice knee to the body.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Doss in his tracks for a moment.
Doss tries to pull guard but Santiago won't allow it.
Doss is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Doss is blocking nicely.
Doss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santiago fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Santiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Doss's ribcage.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doss is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Santiago.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doss.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoo Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doss crunches a lovely knee into Santiago's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santiago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Santiago!