PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ad Santel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santel has chosen Friday as his entrance music. The key to victory for Al Allen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Allen
vs
Santel

191 cm
29
264 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ad Santel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santel misses with a kick to the body
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Santel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santel throws a sloppy head kick
and Santel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santel takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Santel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santel is looking to land body kicks.
Santel looks for the body kick but Allen saw that one coming.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santel.
Allen is looking to slow Santel down with leg kicks.
Santel looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen scores with the left hand. Santel knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Santel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santel takes one to the chin there.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ad Santel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santel throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen blocks a head kick by Santel.
Allen cracks Santel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santel's hands.
Santel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
A head kick from Allen lands but Santel takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen slips under a jab.
Santel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
Allen checks a low kick from Santel.
Santel throws a right hand that misses
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen throws a one two combo.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Santel backs away looking to recover.
Santel misses with a hook to the body
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santel. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santel throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santel throws a body kick that misses
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Santel misses with a leg kick
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Santel takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Santel misses with a kick to the body
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Allen finds it's way through Santel's defenses.
Allen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Santel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Santel.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen clobbers Santel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santel motions for Allen to come forward. Santel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Santel.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen slips under a jab from Santel.
Allen with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santel throws a sloppy head kick
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Santel 's knee.
Santel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.
Allen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Santel is predictable there
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santel throws a lazy head kick
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Santel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santel throws a leg kick
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen lands a jab to Santel's midsection.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Santel throws a head kick that misses.
Santel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santel misses the shot to the body.
Santel tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Santel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santel throws an off balance right hand
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santel is breathing heavily.
Santel looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
A head kick by Santel misses
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel throws a sloppy head kick
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Santel backing up. Santel nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Santel misses
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen stalks Santel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santel's face. Santel staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santel throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santel.
Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Santel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Santel throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Santel.
Allen scores with a head kick.
Santel throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Allen with a nice cross.
Santel looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Santel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Al Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santel momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santel throws a body kick that misses
and Santel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santel throws a lazy head kick
and Allen counters with an inside leg kick.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Santel misses the target.
Allen thumps Santel with a low kick.
Allen lunges at Santel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santel's hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Santel throws a lazy head kick
and Santel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen scores with a jab. Santel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Allen feints and then cracks Santel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santel down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Allen dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Santel throws a sloppy body shot
and Allen counters with an inside leg kick.
Santel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Allen lands the left hand.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santel can do to turn this around?
Santel throws a head kick that misses
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santel throws a lazy head kick
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Santel throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santel moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santel scrambles back to his feet.
Santel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santel misses with a head kick.
Santel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santel throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santel throws a head kick that misses
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Santel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Santel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Santel off balance momentarily.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen scores with the left hand. Santel knows he should have avoided that one.
Santel walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santel takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santel eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santel misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Allen misses with the combination.
Santel throws a sloppy head kick
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
Santel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen throws a shot to the body.
Allen lands a two punch combo.
Santel throws a low kick, looking for Allen's leg but Allen calmly moves out of range.
Santel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santel ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
Santel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Santel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel walks into a left hand.
Santel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Santel throws a lazy head kick
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santel eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Santel
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santel doesn't seem phased though.
Santel swings widly with a right hand
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Santel misses
and Allen counters with a good low kick that Santel was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Santel is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
Santel is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Santel throws a wild hook but Allen just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Santel gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Allen raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Allen!
Al Allen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.