PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Ro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ro's choice of entrance music: 6' 7''. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santiago
vs
Ro

190 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ze Ro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ro. Those never looked like landing.
Ro scores with a one two! Santiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ro throws a head kick that misses
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ro tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Ro misses
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ro scores with a shot to the body.
Ro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Ro's head back.

It looks like Ze Ro has been cut.
Santiago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ro throws a leg kick that misses.
Santiago digs a good body shot into Ro's ribs.
Ze Ro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santiago throws a body punch but Ro moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a shot to the body
and Ro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ro manages to avoid it.
Ro throws a leg kick which misses Santiago's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiago tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro tried to score with a low kick but Santiago checks it.
Ro cracks Santiago with an open hand slap.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Santiago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ro.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Ro misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santiago.
Ro wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ro moves away.
Santiago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago throws a series of punches but Ro moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ro momentarily.
Ro ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ro moves away.
Ro throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ro tries a low kick but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ro.
Santiago misses with a leg kick.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ro throws a sloppy head kick
and Santiago counters with a body kick that stops Ro in his tracks momentarily.
Ro looks gassed!
Ro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago misses with a body punch
and Ro counters with a low kick, right behind Santiago 's knee.
Ro throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santiago's corner calls for a 1-2. Santiago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santiago is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body. Ro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santiago is looking to wear down Ro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Ro misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with an inside leg kick.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Ro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Ro throws a head kick that misses
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Ro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick by Ro misses
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Ro
and Santiago counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a head kick.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ro wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santiago finds it's way round the side to connect with Ro's head.
Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santiago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ro.
Santiago checks a leg kick nicely.
Santiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Ro is rocked!
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santiago connects with a body shot that sends Ro's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ro avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.
Santiago cracks a nice hook into Ro's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Ro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ro.
Ro throws a low kick, looking for Santiago's leg but Santiago calmly moves out of range.
Ro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ro throws a leg kick
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ro moves to clinch but Santiago breaks away
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Ro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ro misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Santiago lands a big head kick that sends Ro tumbling to the mat! Santiago takes a step backwards and waves Ro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ro is still on wobbly legs! Can Santiago finish him?
Santiago seems to be stalking Ro here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Ro drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Santiago!