PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravistra Bullkheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Swag. Bullkheli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santana
vs
Bullkheli

173 cm
29
158 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

155 cm
34
153 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravistra Bullkheli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullkheli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bullkheli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.

Santana has managed to clinch.
Bullkheli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santana blocks a body shot from Bullkheli.

Bullkheli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bullkheli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santana throws a leg kick but Bullkheli checks it.
Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Bullkheli is predictable there
and Santana counters with a big head kick but Bullkheli shrugs it off.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullkheli.
Santana half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bullkheli lands a nice hook to Santana's body. Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santana throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bullkheli can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bullkheli.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullkheli is just out of range.
Santana throws a head kick but Bullkheli moves out of range.
Santana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santana misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Bullkheli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bullkheli misses with a body kick.
Bullkheli blocks a low kick nicely.
Bullkheli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Bullkheli blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Bullkheli.
Bullkheli keeps the fight on the outside.
Ravistra Bullkheli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Santana misses
and Bullkheli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Santana tenderised Bullkheli's leg. Bullkheli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Santana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullkheli throws a body kick that misses
and Santana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Santana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bullkheli doesn't seem phased though.
Bullkheli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bullkheli swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bullkheli throws a body shot but no joy.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana's corner calls for a 1-2. Santana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullkheli tries a quick counter leg kick but Santana is wise to it.
Bullkheli throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullkheli drops his hands momentarily and Santana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bullkheli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Bullkheli throws a solid leg kick but Santana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bullkheli.
Bullkheli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bullkheli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullkheli manages to avoid it.
Bullkheli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick
and Santana counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bullkheli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santana checks a leg kick.
Bullkheli misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bullkheli, right into the meat.
Santana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Santana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana slips a straight right by Bullkheli.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Bullkheli pushes him off.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullkheli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Santana as he checks the leg kick.
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 Antonio Santana will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Santana checks a low kick from Bullkheli.
Santana is looking to wear down Bullkheli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bullkheli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bullkheli tries to work over Santana's front leg with a kick but Santana checks it.
Santana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bullkheli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullkheli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bullkheli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bullkheli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Santana defending well as Bullkheli loads up on a big left hand.
Santana takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throws a body punch but Bullkheli moves out of range.
Bullkheli tries a quick counter leg kick but Santana is wise to it.
Santana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santana is looking to clinch but Bullkheli is avoiding it.
Bullkheli throws out a counter right but Santana avoids it with no problem.
Bullkheli throws a body shot but no joy.
Santana tries to counter by clinching up but Bullkheli breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
Santana punishes Bullkheli's body with a nice straight punch.
Santana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santana appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bullkheli scores with a spinning back kick!
Bullkheli wants to land a leg kick but Santana is out of range.
Good leg kick by Bullkheli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana lands a jab to the head.
Bullkheli throws a wild body kick that Santana sees coming a mile off.
Santana thinks about countering with a body kick.

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Bullkheli.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Bullkheli back against the cage.
Bullkheli is trying to push Santana away but Santana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bullkheli blocking some punches.
Bullkheli is trying to force a seperation but Santana has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Bullkheli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullkheli misses with the head strike.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Bullkheli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullkheli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli blocks an elbow strike from Santana.
A short uppercut from Bullkheli.
Santana tries to work over Bullkheli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bullkheli manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Bullkheli is predictable there
and Bullkheli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Santana slips a jab from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santana throws a leg kick that misses.
Bullkheli lands a really nice looking cross but Santana seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bullkheli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Bullkheli feints and then cracks Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santana down.
Bullkheli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santana tries to score with a low kick but Bullkheli moves his leg out of the way.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullkheli.
Santana scores with a sloppy right hand. Bullkheli should have avoided that one.
Bullkheli scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Bullkheli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bullkheli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bullkheli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santana counters with a stiff right hand.
Bullkheli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullkheli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Bullkheli blocks a leg kick.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bullkheli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullkheli circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullkheli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santana with a body shot.
Good work by Santana as he checks the leg kick.
Santana throws a counter high kick but Bullkheli was just alert enough to avoid it.
Santana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bullkheli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santana.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santana.
Bullkheli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santana throws a lazy right hand but Bullkheli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullkheli checks a low kick from Santana.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullkheli! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ravistra Bullkheli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullkheli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bullkheli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullkheli moves out of range of the body kick.
Bullkheli loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Santana is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bullkheli.
Santana slips a jab and a cross from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullkheli manages to avoid it.
Santana throws a hook to the side of Bullkheli's head but Bullkheli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullkheli misses with a low kick as Santana jumps back.
Bullkheli throws a solid leg kick but Santana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bullkheli.
Santana looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bullkheli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana lands a body shot.
Bullkheli missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Bullkheli is predictable there
and Santana counters with a big head kick but Bullkheli shrugs it off.
Ravistra Bullkheli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana connects with a looping right hand.
Santana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santana avoids the head kick by Bullkheli.
Bullkheli scores with a hook.
Bullkheli with a jab.
Bullkheli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santana checks a leg kick.
Santana misses with a body punch
and Bullkheli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santana thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Santana
and Bullkheli counters with an outside leg kick.
Santana slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bullkheli connects with a single shot there.
Santana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santana blocks a jab.
Santana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bullkheli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bullkheli misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a two punch combo.
Bullkheli scores with a hook.

Santana is rocked!
Bullkheli drops Santana with a big left hand! Santana is injured, injured bad! Bullkheli jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravistra Bullkheli!
Ravistra Bullkheli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.