PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nowell
vs
Santoro

178 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Santoro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nowell tries to roll over but Santoro keeps him under control.
Santoro stops Nowell from getting back to his feet.
Santoro lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro is keen to just control but Nowell is a slippery customer.
Nowell wants to improve his position but Santoro is controlling well.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nowell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santoro prevents Nowell from improving his position.
Santoro stops Nowell from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro prevents Nowell from improving his position.
Nowell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santoro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nowell wants to get back to full guard.
Santoro has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Fortress. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santoro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nowell's head.
Nowell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nowell.
Nowell wants to sweep here but Santoro controlling him for the moment.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Nowell keeps moving.
Santoro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nowell keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santoro prevents Nowell from getting back to his feet.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nowell wants to get back to his feet but Santoro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santoro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nowell wants to stand and escape but Santoro is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nowell clinches up against the cage.
Santoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Nowell.
Nowell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santoro or not.
Nowell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santoro backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nowell.
Nowell scores with a hook to the body.
Santoro wants a takedown.
Nowell pushes Santoro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santoro goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santi Santoro.
Santoro throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nowell lands a big head kick that sends Santoro tumbling to the mat! Nowell takes a step backwards and waves Santoro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Santoro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nowell has managed to clinch.
Santoro is still on wobbly legs! Can Nowell finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Nowell.
Nowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nowell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoros head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell gets underhooks to prevent Santoro's takedown attempt.
Nowell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santoro backwards.
Santoro takes a shot to the head.
Nowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santoro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nowell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santoro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nowell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santoro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santoro seems to have recovered his senses.

Nowell clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nowell.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Santoro blocks with his arms.
Nowell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santoro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nowell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Nowell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nowell has Santoro up against the cage in a clinch.
Nowell lands an uppercut.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santoro looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nowell.
Santoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Nowell.
Nowell pushes Santoro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nowell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santoro backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowell.
Santoro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nowell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santi Santoro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro blocks a body shot from Nowell.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Santi Santoro has been cut.
Nowell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Nowell as the two fighters clinch.
Santoro tries for a takedown but Nowell manages to get underhooks.
Santoro is breathing heavily.
Nowell stops a takedown attempt from Santoro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nowell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nowell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nowell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santoro can do to turn this around?
Nowell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santoro wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowell.
Nowell lands a nice uppercut.
Santoro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nowell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nowell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nowell.
Santoro wants a takedown but no success here.
Nowell is working Santoro over against the cage.
Nowell lands with a short shot to the head.
Santoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowell scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nowell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowell creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Santoro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Santoro drops to his knees and Nowell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Nowell!