PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Standup BangBang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BangBang comes to the ring accompanied by I'm not afraid!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

BangBang
vs
Santos

180 cm
21
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Standup BangBang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Santos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from BangBang.
BangBang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BangBang finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
letting BangBang counter with a right hand.
BangBang works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for BangBang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BangBang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BangBang.
Santos moves forwards but BangBang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
BangBang misses with a double jab.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Standup BangBang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and BangBang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangBang throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BangBang throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
BangBang slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from BangBang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but BangBang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BangBang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BangBang works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos misses with a double jab
and BangBang counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at BangBang to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from BangBang.
BangBang is working the combinations to good effect here.
BangBang looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BangBang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and BangBang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BangBang with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Santos misses with a combination
and BangBang counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
BangBang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and BangBang counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a hook to the side of BangBang's head but BangBang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BangBang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
BangBang scores with a three punch combo!
BangBang scores with a jab to the head.
BangBang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
BangBang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
BangBang slips under a jab from Santos.
BangBang looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
No joy there for BangBang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BangBang misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a right and a left that BangBang avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangBang scores with a jab to the body.
BangBang connects with a looping right hand.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and BangBang counters with a nice uppercut.
BangBang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BangBang throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
BangBang wants a takedown but no success here.
BangBang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
BangBang is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos throws a hook but BangBang blocks it.
BangBang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and BangBang counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from BangBang.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Standup BangBang has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
BangBang scores with a nice right hand.
Santos tries to clinch but BangBang is having none of it.
BangBang throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
BangBang throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
BangBang misses with a wild combination.
Santos tries to clinch but BangBang moves out of range.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
BangBang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
BangBang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BangBang misses with a looping left.
Santos tries to move into range but BangBang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for BangBang. That snapped Santos's head back.
BangBang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and BangBang counters with a two punch combo.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BangBang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos throws a right and a left that BangBang avoids nicely.
BangBang with a hook.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but BangBang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BangBang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings BangBang.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BangBang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
BangBang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
BangBang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BangBang counters with a straight right hand.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
BangBang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - BangBang coming out on top.
Santos avoids the body shot from BangBang.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting BangBang counter with a right hand.
BangBang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BangBang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Some wild striking there from BangBang.
BangBang scores with a nice strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but BangBang is avoiding it.
BangBang throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but BangBang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BangBang swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch up but BangBang keeps it at a distance.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and BangBang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos tries to clinch but BangBang moves away
and BangBang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangBang throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BangBang throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. BangBang will be more careful next time no doubt.
BangBang connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and BangBang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of BangBang's head.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but BangBang swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
BangBang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BangBang connects with a looping right hand.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from BangBang.
Santos wants to clinch
and BangBang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos tries to clinch but BangBang is having none of it.
BangBang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
BangBang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos closes the distance but BangBang moves to the side
and BangBang counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but BangBang is avoiding it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but BangBang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BangBang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos wants to clinch up but BangBang keeps it at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
BangBang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
BangBang defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and BangBang counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos wants to clinch but BangBang slips to the side
and BangBang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BangBang.
BangBang loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
BangBang scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
BangBang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BangBang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BangBang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
BangBang cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and BangBang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Standup BangBang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Standup BangBang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A punch combination from BangBang misses.
Standup BangBang is winning the standup battle so far.
BangBang throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
BangBang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
BangBang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. BangBang will be more careful next time no doubt.

Santos instigates a clinch.
BangBang scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.

BangBang ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. BangBang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
BangBang keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.

BangBang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos stops BangBang from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BangBang wants to control but Santos passes easily into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
BangBang pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. BangBang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
BangBang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
BangBang dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch
and BangBang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangBang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BangBang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts BangBang, as that shot connected.
Santos throws a series of punches but BangBang moves out of range.
BangBang misses with a combination

and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BangBang.
BangBang lands a nice uppercut.
Santos trying to stall but BangBang improves his position.
BangBang jumps guard but Santos stands there with BangBang around his waist. BangBang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
BangBang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos tries to stall but BangBang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
BangBang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
BangBang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos is pressed up against the ropes. BangBang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
BangBang lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangBang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
BangBang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BangBang moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Standup BangBang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from BangBang misses its intended target.
BangBang avoids a kick to the body.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Good standup being displayed there by BangBang as he connects with a hook.
BangBang looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Santos drives through and clinches with BangBang against the ropes.
BangBang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

BangBang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and BangBang manages to end up in side control.
Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos struggling a bit here.
BangBang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

BangBang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

BangBang is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Santos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Santos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
BangBang is looking to reverse the position.
BangBang wants to get back to his feet but Santos is dominant here and he's now got BangBang's back!

Santos tightening his grip on BangBang, looking for the choke.
Santos keeps control of the position as BangBang tries to break free.
BangBang wants to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Santos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Santos thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
BangBang trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.
BangBang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santos struggling to land strikes to the head as BangBang covers up.
Santos throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos punches the canvas rather than the man.
Santos doesn't have the hooks in and BangBang manages to turn into his guard.
Santos wants to sweep here but BangBang controlling him for the moment.
BangBang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BangBang throws out the jab.
Santos slips a straight right by BangBang.
Santos tries to clinch but BangBang moves away
and BangBang counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but BangBang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BangBang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from BangBang.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
letting BangBang counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from BangBang.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but BangBang is avoiding it.
Steve Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BangBang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
BangBang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
BangBang misses with a straight right.
Santos throws a body punch but BangBang moves out of range.
BangBang dodges the punch combination from Santos.
BangBang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BangBang.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BangBang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
BangBang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from BangBang.
Standup BangBang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos misses with a double jab
and BangBang counters with a one-two to the body.
BangBang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
BangBang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
BangBang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos looks to clinch
and BangBang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and BangBang counters with a nice body shot.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
BangBang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Standup BangBang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BangBang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Standup BangBang!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Standup BangBang!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Standup BangBang!

Standup BangBang wins by unanimous decision!