PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erica Santana (ranked 3934 p4p, 24574 weight class) and Morty Horowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Scream - OG Ron C. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Santana
vs
Horowitz

170 cm
23
135
3 - 5 - 0

170 cm
29
140
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Horowitz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santana momentarily.
Jab from Santana.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Horowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Santana closes the distance and clinches.

Horowitz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santana uses from the top position.

Horowitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horowitz's guard.

Horowitz actively working from the bottom here.

Santana decides to stand up.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Horowitz shows good takedown defense.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horowitz throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana looks to land a combination but Horowitz avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santana.
Horowitz misses with a looping right.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Horowitz tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horowitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Horowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horowitz.
Horowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santana thuds a left hand into Horowitz's body.
Horowitz tries to clinch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana leaves Horowitz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horowitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Horowitz circles away.
Santana with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Horowitz's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Horowitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Horowitz looking for submissions off his back.

Santana seems to be working for a kimura but Horowitz defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Santana is thwarting Horowitz's attempts to control the position.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throwing shots but Horowitz is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Santana.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Horowitz is looking for a sweep. Santana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Horowitz's temple.

Horowitz is rocked!
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horowitz is still in real trouble! Can Santana finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horowitz missing with punches from the bottom.

Horowitz kicks off Santana and gets to his feet.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Horowitz.
Horowitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horowitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana tries to clinch there but Horowitz circles away.

Horowitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santana's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Santana manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Horowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana is pressed up against the cage. Horowitz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santana down to the mat. Santana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horowitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Horowitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horowitz throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Horowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Santana. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Horowitz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santana slips under a jab from Horowitz.
Santana is looking for a counter combo.
Horowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horowitz. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Santana.

Horowitz drives through and clinches with Santana against the cage.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Horowitz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Horowitz jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Horowitz is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Santana passes Horowitz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Horowitz wants to get back to full guard.
Santana trying to mount his opponent but Horowitz defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana thows a huge punch but Horowitz dodges it nicely.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Horowitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santana is working away from the top position though.
Santana thows a huge punch but Horowitz dodges it nicely.
Horowitz is looking to improve his position.
Santana throwing shots but Horowitz is blocking nicely.
Horowitz trying to hold on to Santana's head to control him but Santana postures up.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Santana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Horowitz's temple.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana working Horowitz over with strikes.
Santana lands with a punch from half guard.
Horowitz is pressing down on Santana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santana is in close to Horowitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana is working Horowitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana won't allow Horowitz to sweep him here.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Santana drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Santana as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Horowitz screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Santana! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Erica Santana!
As Erica Santana got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eric Starts twerking around the ring'.
The defeated Morty Horowitz had this to say: 'You no MMA FIGHTER!'.