PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes into the arena with Ghostbusters blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Santiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anajo
vs
Santiago

174 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Core Tokyo
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anajo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Santiago.
Anajo checks a low kick from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick that Anajo semi-blocks.
Anajo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anajo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santiago.
Anajo moves out of range of the leg kick from Santiago.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santiago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anajo blocks a head kick by Santiago.
Santiago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Anajo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago throws the kick towards the body but Anajo avoids it.
Miguel Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago is looking to chop away at Anajo's legs.
Santiago tries to score with a low kick but Anajo moves his leg out of the way.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo avoids it.

Anajo pushes Santiago up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anajo lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Anajo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anajo.
Anajo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anajo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anajo.
Santiago pushes Anajo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anajo presses Santiago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anajo lands with a left to the head.
Anajo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Anajo.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Anajo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santiago looks gassed!
A right hand to the body from Anajo.

Santiago breaks the clinch.
Anajo misses with a looping left.
Anajo throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anajo looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Anajo throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to land a leg kick but Anajo saw it coming and moves away.
Miguel Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anajo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anajo blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Anajo blocks the low kick.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anajo tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Anajo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santiago.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Anajo with that takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anajo avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Santiago cracks Anajo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anajo is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Santiago throws a low kick, looking for Anajo's leg but Anajo calmly moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anajo misses with a body shot.
Anajo throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anajo checks a leg kick.
Anajo walks into a stiff left hand from Santiago.
Santiago throws a front kick aimed at Anajo's knee but Anajo avoids it well.
Anajo blocks a low kick nicely.
Santiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santiago throws a head kick but Anajo moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anajo.
Santiago thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anajo if he has to take too many more of those.
Santiago tries to work over Anajo's front leg with a kick but Anajo checks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Anajo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santiago avoiding damage as Anajo throws knees to the body.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anajo takes a shot to the head.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Anajo throws an elbow that misses.
Anajo throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Anajo.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anajo is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago throws a front kick aimed at Anajo's knee but Anajo avoids it well.
Santiago lands a high kick!
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anajo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santiago wants to slow Anajo down by chopping away at his legs.
Santiago tries to land a leg kick but Anajo saw it coming and moves away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santiago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anajo is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Anajo.
Santiago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santiago does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santiago throws a nice head kick!
Anajo closes the distance and clinches up with Santiago, looking for a takedown. Anajo pushes Santiago against the ropes but Santiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Anajo tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Anajo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Anajo checks a leg kick.
Santiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Anajo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santiago defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ketsuno Anajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Anajo moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo checks it.
Santiago feints and then cracks Anajo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anajo down.
Santiago throws a solid leg kick but Anajo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santiago throws a wild body kick that Anajo sees coming a mile off.
Anajo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Anajo darts in and clinches Santiago up against the ropes.
Santiago drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anajo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santiago leaning against his opponent.
Anajo goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anajo is looking to clinch.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a head kick that Anajo semi-blocks.

Anajo clinches up against the ropes.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Santiago works on Anajo's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago is looking to control Anajo's arms but Anajo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santiago has his back to the ropes.
Anajo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santiago is defending well for now.
Anajo misses with a punch on the inside.
Anajo working aggressively here.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago managing to block the knees to the body from Anajo.
Santiago tries to score a body lock takedown but Anajo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anajo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Anajo.
The referee calls for Anajo to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago wants to stall.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anajo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santiago. Anajo shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santiago lands a high kick!
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago throws out a leg kick but Anajo moves out of range and Santiago only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anajo's sensitive parts.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago cracks Anajo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Santiago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anajo blocks a leg kick.
Anajo moves out of range of the body kick from Santiago.
Santiago lands a high kick!

Anajo is rocked!
Santiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Anajo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anajo seems to have got his legs back now.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anajo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santiago feints and then cracks Anajo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anajo down.
Santiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Anajo.
Nice body kick from Santiago.
Anajo tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Anajo misses with a body shot.
Santiago connects with a leg kick. Anajo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Anajo clinches.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.

Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Anajo wants to clinch.
Santiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Santiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santiago throws a head kick but Anajo moves out of range.
Santiago throws the kick towards the body but Anajo avoids it.
Santiago lands a leg kick that knocks Anajo off balance momentarily.
Santiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tried to score with a low kick but Santiago checks it.
Anajo blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anajo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santiago misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Santiago.
Anajo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santiago. That one must have hurt.
Anajo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Anajo.
Santiago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miguel Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anajo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a double jab.

Anajo instigates a clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but Anajo blocks with his arms.
Santiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anajo.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Anajo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anajo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Anajo.
Santiago pushes Anajo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago gets underhooks to prevent Anajo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ketsuno Anajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anajo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santiago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anajo is working Santiago over against the ropes.
Ketsuno Anajo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anajo throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago is trying to stall.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anajo.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anajo.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anajo is working Santiago over against the ropes.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo leaning against his opponent.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
Anajo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Anajo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anajo missing with knees to the body.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Anajo gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anajo.
Anajo trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Anajo manages to get underhooks.
Anajo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Anajo lands a nice uppercut.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anajo. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to score with a low kick but Anajo moves his leg out of the way.
Santiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Anajo. Anajo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ketsuno Anajo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago thuds his shin into the meat of Anajo's side.
Santiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo is looking to wear down Santiago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Santiago misses
and Anajo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick there by Santiago.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick and Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santiago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!

Miguel Santiago wins by unanimous decision!