PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chan (ranked 1391 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 193 p4p, 432 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.

Chan
vs
Santaban

184 cm
29
180
18 - 16 - 0

195 cm
35
182
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Santaban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan catches Santaban with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santaban scores with a one two! Chan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Charlie Chan has been cut.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Santaban's shoulder, as Santaban tries to avoid the shot.
Santaban is looking for the big counter here.
Santaban fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Santaban misses.
Santaban moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaban. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan throwing a counter right hand but Santaban manages to avoid it.
Santaban ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Santaban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan misses with a hook. Santaban ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Chan misses.
Santaban throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Santaban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Santaban throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santaban scores with a hook to the body. Chan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santaban throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Chan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban misses with a body shot.
Santaban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santaban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santaban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan defending well as Santaban loads up on a big left hand.
Chan is looking to counter punch.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santaban.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Santaban counters with a nice uppercut.

Santaban gets a clinch.

Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santaban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Donk. Chan catches Santaban right on the button with a cross.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santaban's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Santaban saw that one coming.
Santaban misses with a low kick.
Santaban slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan walks into a stiff left hand from Santaban.
Santaban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaban with a nice cross.
Santaban is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Chan like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Chan from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
Uniesky Santaban tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.