PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huaka i Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fab Santini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po comes to the cage accompanied by Misirlou by Dick Dale & The Del Tones. Huaka i Po could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fab Santini's chin.

i Po
vs
Santini

185 cm
27
183 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

177 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huaka i Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fab Santini!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Po.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Santini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po lands a right hand.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Santini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
Santini tries to break free but Po pushes him back against the cage.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po keeps control of Santini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Santini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Po stalling against the cage.
Santini is trying to break free.
Santini working hard to break the clinch.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po has Santini pressed against the cage, preventing Santini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Po taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Santini's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Po.
Po lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santini looks gassed!
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po has Santini pushed against the cage.
Po lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santini.
Po presses Santini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Po.
Po digs a right hand underneath Santini's ribcage. Santini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Po for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Santini takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santini backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
Po stalling the fight.
A short left from Po.
Santini letting Po take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huaka i Po.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santini.
Po connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Po both land. Nice combination.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Po.
Po tests Santini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po lands a nice looking body shot.
Santini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Huaka i Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Po clinches up against the cage.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po has Santini pressed against the cage, preventing Santini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Po pushes Santini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santini can't break the clinch.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po digs a right hand into Santini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santini's gas tank.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santini or not.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Po effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Po.
Po pushes Santini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Po.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huaka i Po dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Po.
Santini misses with a low kick.

Po has Santini up against the cage in a clinch.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santini can do to turn this around?
Santini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Po.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Po.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fab Santini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po lunges at Santini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santini's hand.
Santini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Santini is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Po. Beautiful body shot.
Po tests Santini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santini at a distance.
Santini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Po cracks Santini with a good jab.
Huaka i Po is winning the standup battle so far.
Po cracks Santini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santini walks into a straight right hand from Po.
Santini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Po throws a series of punches but Santini moves out of range.
Po fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santini on the side of the head.

Po has Santini up against the cage in a clinch.
Santini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santini is trying to force a seperation but Po has the dominant position.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Po lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Santini takes a shot to the head.
Po lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santini has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Po pushes Santini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santini tries to break free but Po pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Po stalls.
Santini wants to break the clinch but can't.

Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Po has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
A short right from Po.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
Po lands a body punch.
Po lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Po.
Po throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Po gets through Santini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Po.
A body shot lands from Po.
A right hand to the body from Po.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santini is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po is struggling to control the position.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Po stalling.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santini letting Po take a breather here.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Po.
Santini tries to circle away but Po has him pinned against the cage.
Po is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Santini is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Santini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santini tries to move into range but Po moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huaka i Po dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Po throws a combination. Santini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Santini shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santini showed some decent athleticism there.
Santini seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Po is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Po is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santini's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santini's back!
Po controls the position.
Santini trying to get back to his feet but Po is in full control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po controlling the position well here. Santini rolled but Po kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Po's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santini trying to get back to his feet but Po is in full control for now.
What can Santini do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Huaka i Po just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Po takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Po takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po prevents Santini from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
Po works on Santini's body with a couple of short punches.
Po presses Santini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huaka i Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
Santini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Po.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Santini backwards.

Po manages to break the clinch.

Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Po.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Po works on Santini's body with a couple of short punches.
Santini letting Po take a breather here.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po stalling against the cage.
Po is working Santini over against the cage.
Fab Santini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po is working Santini over against the cage.
Po slows down the pace here.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Po lands a left hand.
Santini is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Po.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Po stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huaka i Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Po 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huaka i Po!