PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by The Rza - Samurai Showdown. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Santiago
vs
Jasta

179 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Santiago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jasta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jasta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
Jasta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santiago throws a body shot but no joy.
Santiago throws a lazy uppercut
and Jasta counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jasta's calf.
Santiago lands a high kick!
Santiago fails with the takedown
and Jasta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santiago takes a swing at Jasta's ribcage but misses.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jasta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
As Santiago backs off Jasta throws a huge counter combo but Santiago manages to avoid it all.
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!
Jasta sizes up Santiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jasta connects with a looping right hand.
Jasta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Jasta throws a right hand that Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Santiago also avoids with ease.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jasta misses with a body shot.
Santiago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santiago tries to move into range but Jasta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jasta throws a front kick aimed at Santiago's knee but Santiago avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santiago lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jasta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jasta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santiago throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jamey Jasta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago lands a jab to Jasta's midsection.
Santiago scores with a nice strike.
Jasta fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Jasta.

Santiago closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jasta's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Jasta.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Jasta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta trying to control the position here.
Santiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jasta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santiago trying to control but Jasta is working from the bottom.
Santiago is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jasta defends it nicely.
Jasta thinks about the counter body kick.
Jasta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Jasta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
The crowd cheers as Santiago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jasta doesn't seem phased though.
Jasta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jasta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santiago scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santiago darts in looking for a takedown but Jasta gets double underhooks and turns Santiago into the cage.
Santiago scores with a punch to the head.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Jasta knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looks like Santiago has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Santiago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jasta checks it well.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jasta swivels and escapes.
Jasta lands an overhand right.
Jasta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santiago doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Santiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jasta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Jasta misses.
Santiago throws a lazy right hand but Jasta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jasta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Santiago will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jasta checks a low kick from Santiago.
Jasta missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jasta jabs Santiago right on the nose. Santiago blinks but takes it well.
Jasta looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago feinted with a counter takedown.
Jasta throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Jasta throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jose Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Jasta clobbers Santiago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jasta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santiago.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santiago is defended easily by Jasta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Jasta moves out of range of the leg kick from Santiago.
Jasta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Santiago.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Jasta as Santiago shoots in.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Jasta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jasta swinging wildly here.
Jasta throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Jasta throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Santiago finds it's way through Jasta's defenses.
Santiago throws a leg kick
and Jasta counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Jasta to acknowledge the strikes.
Jasta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santiago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jasta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santiago.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
Santiago connects with a nice looking jab.
Jasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Jasta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jasta throws a counter combo.
Santiago gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jasta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Jasta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jasta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head.

Santiago is rocked!
Jasta scores with a body shot.
Jasta throws a body shot but no joy.
Jasta throws a leg kick but Santiago checks it.
Jasta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jasta throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santiago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santiago slips a straight right by Jasta.
Jasta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santiago defending well as Jasta loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Jasta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jasta scrambles back to his feet.
Jasta throws a series of strikes that have Santiago backpedaling.
Oh Santiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago takes a swing at Jasta's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.
Santiago seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Jamey Jasta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jasta just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jasta checks a leg kick.
Jasta lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasta moves forwards but Santiago connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Jasta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Jasta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jasta feints a counter leg kick.
Jasta throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Santiago cracks the inside of Jasta's front leg.
Jasta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jasta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santiago lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jasta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jasta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jasta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santiago throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jasta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
A good leg kick by Santiago.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jasta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santiago.

Oooooh!!! Jasta has knocked Santiago down with a huge combo! Jasta steps away and waves a wobbly Santiago back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jasta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jasta scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamey Jasta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Santiago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jasta looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Jasta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jasta misses with a straight left.
Santiago slips a jab from Jasta.
Santiago lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Santiago tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jasta throws a right hand that Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Santiago also avoids with ease.
Jasta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jasta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jasta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santiago momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jasta checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta moves out of range of the body kick.
Jasta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Jasta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago takes a swing at Jasta's ribcage but misses.
Jasta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Jasta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jasta throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jasta. Jasta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santiago slips a straight right by Jasta.
Santiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jasta takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Jasta lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses with a straight left.
Jab by Santiago.
Jasta scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta lands a lovely overhand right.
Jasta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santiago slips a jab from Jasta.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Santiago swings for the body but Jasta moves out of range.
Jasta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jasta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Jasta lands a body shot.
Santiago throws a low kick but Jasta avoids it.
Santiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to work over Jasta's front leg with a kick but Jasta checks it.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jasta throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jasta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jasta checks a low kick from Santiago.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Jasta.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago moves out of range as Jasta strikes.
Santiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Jasta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jasta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Santiago.
Jasta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Santiago drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jasta sprawls and moves away.
Jasta staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Jasta ducks right into an uppercut from Santiago.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Jasta moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jasta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jasta throws a low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Jasta.
Santiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Jasta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jasta throws a counter combo.
Santiago throws a hook to the side of Jasta's head but Jasta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago throws a body shot but no joy.
Santiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jasta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago misses with an uppercut. Jasta saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamey Jasta.
I think Jasta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!