PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Greco
vs
Santigo

215 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

222 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thaddeus Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Santigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Greco lands.
Santigo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Greco.
Santigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greco.
Santigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santigo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greco clobbers Santigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greco catches Santigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santigo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santigo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with an uppercut that bounces Santigo off the cage and back into rage.
Greco circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greco throws a shot to the body.
Greco connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with a right hand.
Greco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santigo takes one to the chin there.
Greco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santigo's head backwards.
Santigo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Greco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Greco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santigo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santigo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santigo on the side of the head.
Santigo wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Greco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santigo ducks right into an uppercut from Greco.
Greco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santigo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Greco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thaddeus Greco is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Greco - just one landing.
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thaddeus Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santigo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santigo is breathing heavily.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Greco scores with a hook to the body. Santigo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greco tests Santigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Greco 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!

Greco scores with a spinning back kick!
Greco connects with a right hand. Santigo shakes it off.
Santigo tries to move into range but Greco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santigo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greco scores with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Greco finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco connects with a crisp jab.
Greco connects with a jab.
Santigo tries to move into range but Greco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Greco there.
Greco lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco catches Santigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santigo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greco works Santigo's body with a nice hook.
Greco lands with a cross.
Greco's corner calls for a 1-2. Greco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Greco.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Greco!