PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IT WASNT ME. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Huber

176 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

185 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Convicted

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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshal Huber!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Huber.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huber.
Santos misses with a double jab.

Huber scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Huber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos is looking to stand up but Huber isn't so interested in that idea.

Huber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos wants to stand but Huber is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Huber gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huber somewhat.
Huber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Huber fails to land the takedown.
Jesus Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshal Huber.
Huber looks gassed!
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huber misses with a straight left.
Huber is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huber. Huber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos scores with a jab.
Huber is looking to clinch.
Huber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos jabs at Huber's body.
Huber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to slow Huber down with leg kicks.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huber's hands.
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Huber takes a step back to recover.
Huber ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Huber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Huber down.
Santos pushes Huber away with a front kick.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Santos clobbers Huber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Santos lands a high kick!
Santos throws a front kick that sends Huber stumbling back into the cage.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Huber backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos lands with a right hand.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Huber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huber takes one to the chin there.
Santos lands a head kick!
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos stuns Huber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huber thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Huber fails with the takedown.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Huber's ribs.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Huber throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Santos connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos punishes Huber's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos feints and then cracks Huber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huber down.
Huber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber walks into a jab.
Huber waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santos.
Huber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Huber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huber tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Huber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Huber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Huber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos jabs Huber right on the nose. Huber blinks but takes it well.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos scores with a one two! Huber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Huber tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Jesus Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshal Huber.
Huber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos thuds his right hand into Huber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huber momentarily.
Huber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marshal Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos lands a high kick!
Santos lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huber's head.
Jesus Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos jabs at Huber's body.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huber with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Santos throws a right and a left that Huber avoids nicely.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Huber coming out on top.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Huber clinches but Santos breaks the clinch
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Huber cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Huber moves away and avoids it.
Huber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huber wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Huber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Huber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Huber takes a step back to recover.
Huber misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos moves away from the strike by Huber.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huber cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos blocks a jab.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Huber's front leg but catches the back leg as Huber tries to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Huber tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huber misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos moves away from the strike by Huber.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huber connects with the punch.
Huber has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huber can do to turn this around?
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos tests Huber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huber shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huber walks into a left hand.
Huber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Huber has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huber might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
Huber misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Huber shrugs it off.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Huber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Huber misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Santos digs a good body shot into Huber's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Santos dominated that second round.
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!

Huber closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Huber off the cage and back into rage.
Huber shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Huber misses the jab.
Huber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huber waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Santos jabs Huber right on the nose. Huber blinks but takes it well.
Huber wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos connects with a jab.
Huber misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Jesus Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshal Huber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Santos cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Huber clinches but Santos breaks the clinch
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huber, as that shot connected.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Huber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos thumps Huber with a low kick.
Marshal Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Huber seems unphased.
Huber misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huber tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huber throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Huber throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Huber misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Huber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huber shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos lands a head kick!
Huber avoids the body shot from Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Huber tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Huber shrugs it off.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Huber.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huber misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Huber blocks a head kick by Santos.
Huber blocks a head kick by Santos.
Huber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Huber has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Huber 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huber clinches but Santos breaks the clinch
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos slips under a jab.
Huber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huber misses with an uppercut.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Huber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Huber wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huber's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Santos!