PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Locke (ranked 3636 p4p, 790 weight class) and Anthony Santana (ranked 107 p4p, 17 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Pump - Mosh Pit. Santana has chosen Chief Keef - Love Sosa as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Locke
vs
Santana

190 cm
21
231
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
215
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Locke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Santana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Locke lands with a cross.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Locke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santana, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana blocks a jab.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Santana lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Santana misses with a hook to the body
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana moves away from the strike by Locke.
Locke misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Locke lands with an overhand left.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Locke - just one landing.
Santana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke lands with a good body shot.
Santana swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Locke misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
Locke scores with a punch to the head.
Santana throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Locke misses the jab.
Locke misses with a right hand
and Santana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santana avoids the body shot from Locke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Locke dominated that round.
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.

Locke looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Locke. Those never looked like landing.
Santana is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Locke with a body shot.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
A jab from Santana misses.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Ryan Locke has been cut.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
A swing and a miss from Locke.
Locke scores with a jab to the body.
Locke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Santana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Locke avoids the body shot from Santana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a right hand
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
A big right from Santana misses.
Locke throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santana lands a jab to the head.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Locke throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Locke scores with a jab. Santana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Santana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Locke rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana digs a good body shot into Locke's ribs.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke blocks a jab.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
Santana thuds a left hand into Locke's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Locke misses.
Locke throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana connects with a body shot that sends Locke's belly button to the back.
Locke throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Locke was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Locke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Santana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left and a right from Locke both land. Nice combination.
Santana throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Santana.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Santana misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Sloppy strikes from Locke. Those never looked like landing.
Santana avoids the body shot from Locke.
Santana lands a slapping body shot.
Locke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Santana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Locke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Locke throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Locke misses the target.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana walks into a stiff left hand from Locke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Locke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke misses with a hook.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Locke misses with a hook
letting Santana counter with a right hand.

Ryan Locke's cut is getting worse.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Locke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke slips under a jab.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Santana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Locke clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Locke tries to bum rush Santana with a series of wild strikes but Santana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke scores with a jab to the body.
Locke slips a jab from Santana.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Locke, as that shot connected.
Locke looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Santana slips a jab from Locke.
Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Locke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Locke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santana at a distance.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke lands a nice hook to Santana's body. Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a three punch combo that has Santana backing up. Santana nods at Locke to acknowledge the strikes.
Locke misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands with an uppercut that bounces Locke off the cage and back into range.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Santana throws the left hand but Locke avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Santana slips a jab from Locke.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Santana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana slips under a jab.
Santana digs a good body shot into Locke's ribs.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana connects with a crisp jab.
Santana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ryan Locke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect 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!
A jab lands there for Locke.
A left and a right from Locke both land. Nice combination.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke is looking for a counter combo.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ryan Locke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Santana misses.
Locke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Locke looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Locke looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Locke misses with a left hand
enabling Santana to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke scores with a nice right hand.
Santana misses with a body punch
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Anthony Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
As Santana looks to move away, Locke throws a big counter combo but Santana just gets out of the way.
Locke connects with a single shot there.
Santana misses with a body punch
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Locke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a looping left.
A big left from Santana misses.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Santana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Locke throws a lazy uppercut
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Santana.
Well Locke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Santana!
After winning the bout, Anthony Santana thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.