PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Santora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hiscocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Hiscocks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buster Santora's chin.

Santora
vs
Hiscocks

195 cm
25
292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Santora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Hiscocks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiscocks is looking to clinch but Santora is avoiding it.
Santora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hiscocks.

Hiscocks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santora, pushing him back against the cage.

Hiscocks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiscocks tries to close the distance and clinch but Santora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiscocks.
Hiscocks tries to clinch but Santora is having none of it.
Santora shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiscocks but Hiscocks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hiscocks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiscocks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiscocks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santora pinned against the cage. Santora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santora misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santora shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hiscocks pinned against the cage. Hiscocks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiscocks was well out of range. Poor timing from Santora.
Hiscocks fails with a takedown attempt.
Buster Santora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hiscocks.
Santora avoids the body shot from Hiscocks.
Santora shoots in but no luck this time.
Hiscocks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santora's waist but Santora gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hiscocks off to one side.
Santora shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hiscocks as he avoids it easily.
Hiscocks fails with a takedown attempt.
Santora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiscocks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santora just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiscocks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hiscocks looks for a takedown but Santora sprawls well.
Santora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiscocks sprawls well. Hiscocks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santora gets slowly back to his feet.
Santora is breathing heavily.
Santora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hiscocks defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiscocks sprawls well. Hiscocks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santora gets slowly back to his feet.
Santora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hiscocks can pounce on him.
No luck for Hiscocks with that takedown attempt.
Santora shoots in but Hiscocks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiscocks fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hiscocks clinches.
Hiscocks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiscocks taking a breather.
Santora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiscocks struggles to land a body shot inside as Santora controls his hands.
Hiscocks goes for a takedown attempt but Santora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiscocks was well out of range. Poor timing from Santora.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hiscocks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hiscocks throws a wild body kick that Santora sees coming a mile off.

Santora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiscocks, pushing him back against the cage.
Hiscocks wants to break free but Santora has control.
Hiscocks goes for a takedown attempt but Santora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hiscocks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hiscocks somewhat.
Santora lands a nice hook to Hiscocks's body. Hiscocks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Santora with that takedown attempt.
Santora shoots in looking for a takedown but Hiscocks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santora's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiscocks closes the distance and clinches up with Santora, looking for a takedown. Hiscocks pushes Santora against the cage but Santora circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buster Santora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hiscocks.
Hiscocks is breathing heavily.
Hiscocks closes the distance but Santora moves to the side
and Santora counters with a left and a right that stings Hiscocks.
Hiscocks throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Santora holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santora.
Santora looking for a takedown.
Hiscocks looking for a takedown.
Hiscocks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santora is keeping busy.

Santora decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santora pulls Hiscocks in to control the position.
Hiscocks throws a big elbow that misses.
Santora wants to sweep here but Hiscocks controlling him for the moment.

Santora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santora wants to stand and escape but Hiscocks is having none of it.

Hiscocks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiscocks has managed to get both his arms back between Santora's legs - danger averted.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santora throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hiscocks escapes and throws Santora's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora is trying to improve his position.
Santora gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hiscocks is looking to take a break and control but Santora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiscocks wants to free his trapped foot but Santora is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiscocks is thwarting Santora's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Santora working for a triangle but Hiscocks defends it easily.

Santora uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Santora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Santora dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Santora is looking to clinch but Hiscocks is avoiding it.

Santora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiscocks, pushing him back against the cage.
Santora leaning against his opponent.
Come on Hiscocks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santora tries to pull guard but Hiscocks holds him up against the cage and eventually Santora drops back down to his feet.
Hiscocks looking to stall.
Hiscocks fails to pull guard.
Santora jumps guard but Hiscocks stands there with Santora around his waist. Santora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hiscocks is trying to pull guard but Santora has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santora manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santora has a closed guard, preventing Hiscocks from standing up.

Santora working for a triangle but Hiscocks defends it easily.
Hiscocks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hiscocks throws an elbow that misses. Santora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hiscocks's guard. Nice move by Santora!
Santora stopping the sweep attempt from Hiscocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hiscocks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santora passes into half guard.
Hiscocks is trying to maintain the position but Santora is very close to passing his half guard.
Hiscocks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santora slows the pace down in half guard.

Santora decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora throws a head kick that misses
and Hiscocks counters with a series of strikes. Santora will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santora looks for a takedown but Hiscocks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Santora. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hiscocks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santora is trying to force a seperation but Hiscocks has the dominant position.
Hiscocks trying to control the position but instead, Santora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiscocks into the cage.
Hiscocks tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiscocks prevents a takedown attempt there.

Santora decides to pull guard.

Santora working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hiscocks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hiscocks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hiscocks postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiscocks wants to control from the top but Santora keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Santora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Santora!
Our winner, Buster Santora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.