PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Check My Swag as his entrance music. Antonio Santana told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Marley
vs
Santana

170 cm
28
147 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

173 cm
32
159 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick from Marley.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Santana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted - Redemption in the buildup to the fight.
Marley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Marley.
Marley throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Marley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marley.
Marley tries to move into range but Santana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Santana avoids a kick to the body.
Marley lands with a hook. Santana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santana feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
As Marley backs off Santana throws a huge counter combo but Marley manages to avoid it all.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana slips under a jab from Marley.
Santana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Santana moves into the clinch.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tomas Marley has been cut.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Marley.
A short body shot lands from Marley as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Santana lands a left hand.
Marley presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
Santana working aggressively here.
Marley prevents a body shot from Santana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley prevents a body shot from Santana.
Marley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Santana.
Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Santana tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana lands a right hand.
Santana tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
A short left from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Santana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana blocking some punches.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
A short left from Santana.
Marley blocking some punches.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Marley is trying to maintain a safe position but Santana gets an underhook and turns Marley into the cage.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Marley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marley dips to his left and cracks Santana with an uppercut!

Santana is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Santana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana works Marley's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Marley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santana avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley drops Santana with a naaaaasty hook - Santana is in real trouble here! Marley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Marley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tomas Marley made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.