PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jylha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Jylha
vs
delos Santos

181 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
27
153 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Jylha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jylha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
Jylha is trying hard to land a takedown here. delos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a good low kick that delos Santos was not able to check.
Jylha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jylha throws a jab but it's blocked by delos Santos.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jylha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the body from delos Santos misses
and Jylha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jylha lands a slapping body shot.
Jylha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
delos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jylha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jylha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Jylha slams his shin into delos Santos's torso.
delos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jylha counters with a three punch combo that has delos Santos backing up. delos Santos nods at Jylha to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Jylha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jylha misses with a looping right.
Jylha lands with a nice body kick.
Jylha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but delos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with a nice body shot.
delos Santos looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
delos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jylha.
Jylha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jylha connects with a single shot there.
Jylha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jylha tries to clinch there but delos Santos circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
Jylha scores with a nice strike.
Jylha lands a right hook to the body.
delos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Jylha.
Jylha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos swings widly with a right hand
letting Jylha counter with a right hand.
Jylha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jylha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jylha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jylha lands a nice shot to the body.
Jylha lands a head shot.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jylha counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jylha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed delos Santos momentarily.
Jylha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Jylha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jylha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jylha doesn't manage to clinch there - delos Santos circles away.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jylha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jylha counters with a left to the body.
Jylha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. delos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jylha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
delos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jylha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jylha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jylha lands a lovely overhand right.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jylha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jylha misses with a double jab
and delos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
delos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jylha.
delos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Jylha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jylha fails with the takedown.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jylha tries to clinch up.
Jylha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jylha misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Jylha or perhaps it was just good defense by delos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Jylha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jylha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jylha, right into the meat.
Jylha swinging wildly here.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with a straight right hand.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jylha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jylha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
delos Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Jylha counters with an inside leg kick.
delos Santos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
Jylha with a hook.
delos Santos throws a hook but Jylha avoids it easily.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Jylha counters with a left and a right that stings delos Santos.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Jylha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

delos Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Jylha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jylha throws a lazy uppercut
enabling delos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Jylha counters with a head kick. That will keep delos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
delos Santos tries to move into range but Jylha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matt Jylha is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Jylha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jylha lands with a good body shot.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with an inside leg kick.
delos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jylha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jylha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Jylha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jylha.
Jylha is trying hard to land a takedown here. delos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Jylha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jylha lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jylha sizes up delos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jylha misses with a wild combination.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and delos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
delos Santos misses with a combination
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
Jylha tries a head kick but it misses.
Jylha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jylha counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Jylha.
Jylha dips to his left and cracks delos Santos with an uppercut!
Jylha lands with a good body shot.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Jylha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jylha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jylha counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and delos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jylha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jylha counters with a stiff right hand.
Matt Jylha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jylha to counter with a crisp jab.
Miguel delos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Jylha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jylha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits delos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jylha with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Jylha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jylha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Jylha!