PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and boby lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tool - Intolerance. Dante Santiago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to boby lee's chin.

Santiago
vs
lee

180 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, boby lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santiago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago throws a lazy uppercut
and lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Santiago.

lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santiago quickly recovers to half guard.
lee prevents Santiago from improving his position.
Santiago is trying to stand back up but lee is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but lee has control of the leg.
Santiago is trying to stand back up but lee is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
lee stops Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Santiago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santiago tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. boby lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santiago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
lee misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santiago misses with a hook
and lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
boby lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago slips under a jab from lee.
lee slips under a jab from Santiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Santiago.
lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santiago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to control but lee is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santiago tries to hold on but lee postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee 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!

lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for lee.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santiago cracks lee with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Santiago.
lee needs to keep his hands up - Santiago had a free shot at his head there.
lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Santiago swings for the body but lee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws an off balance right hand
and lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago takes a swing at lee's ribcage but misses.
lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Santiago throws an off balance right hand
and lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago misses with a right hand
and lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
lee slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Santiago throws a poor cross that misses
and lee counters with a nice uppercut.

lee closes the distance and clinches.
lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santiago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
lee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santiago controlling the action here for a moment.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Santiago pushes lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by lee.
Santiago tries to stall but lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
lee lands a left hand.
lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Santiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santiago trying to control the position but instead, lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santiago into the cage.
lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of lee backwards.
A short right from Santiago.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
Santiago stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Santiago for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Santiago looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dante Santiago.
lee moves forwards but Santiago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand

and lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santiago's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to sweep here but lee controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago keeping full guard, as lee tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santiago lands with a nice combination. lee backs away looking to recover.
lee drops his hands momentarily and Santiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santiago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
and lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago lands with a hook. lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santiago swings away with a body shot that misses

and lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
Santiago is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
lee controlling from the full mount.
Santiago tries to hold on but lee postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

lee misses with a looping right.
lee throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lee misses with the combination.
lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santiago as he avoids it easily.
lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santiago circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws an ugly left hook that misses

and lee moves into the clinch.
Santiago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santiago tries to circle away but lee has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Santiago.
Santiago taking a breather.
Santiago stalling.
Santiago has had enough of the clinch but lee keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
lee scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago slowing the pace effectively.
lee working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from lee.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of boby lee.
lee cracks Santiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santiago misses with a double jab
and lee counters with a two punch combo.
Santiago thuds his right hand into lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
lee avoids the body shot from Santiago.
lee throws a right hand that Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Santiago also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
lee looks to land a combination but Santiago avoids it well.
lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santiago throws an ugly left hook that misses

and lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago controls lee momentarily but lee frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but lee is having none of it.
Dante Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
boby lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and lee is now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
boby lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... boby lee! boby lee retains his welterweight title!