PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe santinello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Aldo
vs
santinello

178 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

156 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe santinello!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
santinello blocks the body kick.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
santinello slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body. santinello takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo tries to clinch up.

santinello forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but santinello is controlling the position.
santinello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
santinello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from santinello fails to land.
A short right from santinello.
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
santinello lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by santinello.
santinello has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but santinello has the dominant position.
santinello lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo tries to break free but santinello pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, santinello scores with a nice short uppercut.

Aldo is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for santinello.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
santinello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but santinello has double underhooks.
santinello lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from santinello.
santinello has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but santinello is controlling the position.
Aldo can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
santinello lands an uppercut.
santinello gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
santinello creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Aldo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Aldo drops to his knees and santinello pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe santinello!