PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santiago
vs
Jones

179 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Fast

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santiago off to one side.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santiago works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Santiago is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Santiago has been cut.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Oh Santiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones thuds a left hand into Santiago's body.Jones throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Santiago shoots in.
Santiago seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Jones swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santiago rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Sean Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a three punch combo!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago lands a jab-cross combination.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Santiago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santiago tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Santiago throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones punishes Santiago's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sean Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Santiago. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago lands a two punch combo.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
A left and a right from Santiago both land. Nice combination.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Jones.
Santiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santiago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Miguel Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santiago.
Jones throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Jones misses.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Santiago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Santiago looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Santiago lands a two punch combo.
Santiago lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.

Jones is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Santiago finish him?
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Jones.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santiago slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santiago.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santiago on the side of the head.
Santiago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Santiago walks straight into a right hand from Jones - that's dropped him! Jones jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Santiago from any more punishment! Santiago complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Jones!