PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santana
vs
Alexander

185 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jakob Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Santana looks for a takedown but Alexander sprawls well.

Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alexander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.

Alexander jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Alexander working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santana tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santana working to try and regain half guard.
Santana is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to reverse the position but instead Alexander has taken his back - oops!
Santana trying to control but not successfully.
Santana tries to break free.
Alexander is looking to control Santana but Santana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Santana trying to control the position but Alexander manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexander is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santana has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alexander controlling well, preventing Santana from escaping the position.
Alexander is looking to control Santana but Santana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Santana looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana staying busy and making it hard for Alexander to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana wants to control his opponent's hands but Alexander gets his hands free.
Santana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alexander is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santana rolls, trying to escape but Alexander keeps control of the position.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet but Alexander has full control of the position and if anything, Santana has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Santana wants to control his opponent's hands but Alexander gets his hands free.
Santana is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana trying to control the hands but Alexander breaks the grip.
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 Francis Santana will probably get the nod.
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 lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Santana moves out of range.
Alexander misses with a body shot

and Santana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alexander is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander keeps control of Santana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexander to keep the fight standing.
Santana is pushing Alexander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Santana has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Santana tries to circle away but Alexander has him pinned against the cage.
Alexander is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alexander down to the mat. Alexander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexander shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Santana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santana off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Francis Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Francis Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Santana moves out of range.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alexander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
Alexander misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!

Santana takes the fight into the clinch.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexander fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
Santana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander has Santana pressed against the cage, preventing Santana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alexander prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana goes for a takedown attempt but Alexander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santana gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Santana clinches with his opponent.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the cage.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santana.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Santana instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Santana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Alexander.
Santana tries to pull guard but Alexander won't allow it.
Santana is trying to pull guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santana.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santana jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alexander is defending well.

Alexander breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Santana closes the distance and pushes Alexander back into the cage.
Santana jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alexander is trying to push Santana away but Santana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to circle away but Santana has him pinned against the cage.
Santana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Alexander blocks it.
Francis Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexander tries to circle away but Santana has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alexander pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana stalling against the cage.

Alexander manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alexander but Alexander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander stuffs the takedown attempt from Santana. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santana tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander leaves Santana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Alexander wants to clinch.
Alexander pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santana back to the cage. Alexander follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jakob Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Alexander.
Well Santana 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Santana!
A very excited looking Francis Santana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.