PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Triston Santos (ranked 4091 p4p, 4243 weight class) and Riley Gambino (ranked 396 p4p, 408 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Gambino

187 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
163
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Triston Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Gambino!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos with a nice cross.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambino throws out the jab.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gambino circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Gambino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Gambino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Gambino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Gambino's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gambinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gambino.
Gambino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambino keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to move into range but Gambino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gambino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Triston Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gambino back to the ropes. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!

Gambino gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gambino as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Gambino.
Gambino lands with a left to the head.

Gambino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gambino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gambino doesn't seem phased though.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Gambino off the ropes and back into range.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Gambino jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Gambino keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.

Gambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Gambino seems unphased.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Gambino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Gambino seems unphased.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gambino tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Santos misses.
Gambino jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Gambino backs away looking to recover.
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!
Santos moves out of range as Gambino strikes.
Gambino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos slips a jab from Gambino.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Gambino pushes him off.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gambino backs up against the ropes.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gambino wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Gambino pushes him off.

Gambino gets tackled into the ropes by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Gambino.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Gambino walks into a left hand.
Santos with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Triston Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gambino is out of range and Santos settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gambino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Gambino misses with a hook
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Gambino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gambino throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos works Gambino's body with a nice hook.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos swings for the body but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino just misses with a punch to the body.
Triston Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Gambino tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Gambino is rocked!
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gambino misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Gambino's knee but Gambino avoids it well.
Gambino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gambino 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 getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambino can do to turn this around?
Gambino throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Gambino looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Triston Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambino, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
A swing and a miss from Gambino.

Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambino misses with a body punch.
Gambino struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Gambino is controlling the position.

Gambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambino swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos punishes Gambino's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos lands a body shot.
Gambino misses with a jab to the body
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
Gambino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gambino takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Santos catches Gambino right on the button with a cross.
Gambino misses with a looping left.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Gambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gambino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gambino's head backwards.
Gambino moves away from the strike by Santos.
Gambino checks a low kick from Santos.
Gambino throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Gambino with an uppercut!
Gambino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Gambino takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos moves away from the strike by Gambino.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gambino throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Gambino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gambino throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Gambino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos throwing a counter right hand but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Triston Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Santos cracks Gambino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos slips a straight right by Gambino.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gambino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gambino needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Gambino's leg but Gambino calmly moves out of range.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gambino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gambino throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.

Santos rushes Gambino and presses him up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gambino.

Gambino clinches.
Gambino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambino blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Gambino controls the action.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gambino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambino lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gambino can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Gambino keeps him there for the moment.
Gambino can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Gambino.
Gambino lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambino avoids the damage to the body.
Gambino lands a body punch in the clinch.

Gambino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambino looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
As Gambino looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Gambino just gets out of the way.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos misses the jab.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambino keeps the fight on the outside.
Gambino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gambino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos slips a straight right by Gambino.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Gambino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gambino takes the fight into the clinch.

Gambino manages to break the clinch.
Riley Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos misses the jab.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gambino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gambino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Gambino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Gambino clinches.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Triston Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos pushes Gambino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gambino.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Gambino's head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.

Gambino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos slips a jab from Gambino.
Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambino slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Triston Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Triston Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Triston Santos!
After the fight, Triston Santos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.