PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes into the arena with Don't You Wish You Were Me-Fozzy blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Santiago
vs
Wulong

188 cm
25
198 lbs
13 - 1 - 1

188 cm
24
198 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Syndicate Drugs
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wulong tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wulong throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wulong misses with a looping right.
Wulong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santiago.
Lei Wulong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wulong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Wulong misses its intended target.
Wulong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulong.
Lei Wulong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wulong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santiago on the side of the head.
Wulong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Wulong misses with a wild body shot.
Wulong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wulong slips a straight right by Santiago.
Wulong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulong.
Wulong lands a with a good body shot.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wulong.
Santiago slips a jab from Wulong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Wulong.
Wulong misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago slips a straight right by Wulong.
Wulong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wulong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up with Wulong, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes Wulong against the cage but Wulong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Santiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wulong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Wulong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wulong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santiago to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wulong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wulong is trying to keep Santiago in close.
Santiago landing with the ground and pound.
Wulong pulls Santiago in to control the position.
Wulong looking for a sweep. Not yet Wulong, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santiago has gone for a leg lock! Wulong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santiago's guard.

Santiago working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wulong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wulong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santiago wants to improve his position but instead Wulong has moved into half guard.
Wulong content to control rather than advance.
Wulong wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lei Wulong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santiago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wulong tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Wulong.
Wulong throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wulong as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Wulong misses.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Wulong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wulong throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wulong finds it's way round the side to connect with Santiago's head.
Wulong slaps away a takedown attempt from Santiago, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wulong throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wulong's head.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Wulong waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Wulong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wulong misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Wulong throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Wulong misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santiago moves out of range as Wulong strikes.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Wulong's head back.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wulong sprawls well. Wulong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Wulong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulong.
Santiago dodges the punch combination from Wulong.
Wulong throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Wulong misses with a wild body shot.
Wulong looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Wulong misses the jab.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wulong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulong.
Santiago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulong.
Wulong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Wulong knows he should have avoided that one.
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wulong.
Wulong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a lazy right hand but Wulong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Wulong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulong misses the target.
A cross from Santiago lands.
Wulong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago.
Wulong ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Wulong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but Wulong moved out of range nicely.
Wulong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Wulong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lei Wulong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Wulong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wulong throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Wulong throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago looks to throw the jab but Wulong is out of range.

Santiago feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wulong is on top in guard.
Wulong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Santiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wulong defends well.
Santiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wulong is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wulong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wulong passes into half guard.
Santiago striking from half guard on the bottom.
Wulong controlling the pace.

That's two 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.
Wulong prevents Santiago from improving his position.

Santiago actively working from the bottom here.
Santiago trying to get back to full guard but Wulong takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Santiago is squirming around, avoiding Wulong's attempts to control the action.
Wulong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santiago kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong controlling his opponent.
Santiago manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santiago wants to improve his position but Wulong is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Wulong seems content to control.
Wulong is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four 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.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Wulong controlling him for the moment.
Wulong controlling from the top position.

Santiago has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wulong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Santiago.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wulong trying to control the action but Santiago is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Antonio Santiago did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wulong throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wulong throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Wulong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wulong throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Wulong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wulong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulong misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulong misses the target.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei Wulong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wulong throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Wulong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Wulong misses.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Wulong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago throws a hook but Wulong blocks it.
Wulong throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wulong throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big left from Wulong misses.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Wulong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago.
Wulong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wulong misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Wulong throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Wulong.
A shot to the body from Wulong misses
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Santiago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Wulong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to pass the guard.
Santiago works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wulong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santiago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santiago's back!
Wulong controlling well, preventing Santiago from escaping the position.

Wulong patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Santiago is in bad spot here.
Wulong struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wulong is trying to stick to Santiago's back but Santiago is turning into Wulong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wulong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Santiago.
Santiago chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santiago drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wulong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wulong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wulong!
Wulong is staying tight to Santiago's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Santiago prevents Wulong from improving position.
Wulong controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lei Wulong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Wulong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wulong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wulong connects with a single shot there.
Wulong throws a series of strikes that have Santiago backpedaling.
Wulong throws a sloppy body shot

and Santiago counters with a takedown into side control.

Santiago is trying to get an arm triangle but Wulong is defending well.
Wulong is trying to control Santiago's posture but Santiago avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santiago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wulong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santiago grinds an elbow into Wulong's temple.
Santiago landing a few strikes.

Santiago has hold of Wulong's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wulong tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Santiago cranks the arm and Wulong screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wulong, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago is the new super heavyweight champion!