PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruk Ma Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma Kali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is ONLY FEAR OF DEATH. Antonio Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kruk Ma Kali's chin.

Ma Kali
vs
Santos

187 cm
22
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Bushido Clothing
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kruk Ma Kali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos slips under a jab from Ma Kali.
Santos throws a right hand that Ma Kali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ma Kali also avoids with ease.
Ma Kali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Ma Kali throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids the body shot from Ma Kali.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ma Kali and sends Santos crashing to the mat! Ma Kali follows him down to the mat - Santos regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Santos is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Santos has been cut.
Ma Kali trying to control the pace.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Ma Kali finish him?
Santos wants to improve his position but Ma Kali is controlling well.
Ma Kali is controlling the pace.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ma Kali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Kali controlling the pace.
Ma Kali has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Ma Kali is going to stand back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ma Kali preventing the sweep.
Ma Kali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ma Kali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ma Kali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ma Kali passes Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ma Kali is controlling the pace.
Ma Kali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ma Kali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos looks gassed!

Ma Kali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ma Kali circles away.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ma Kali's waist but Ma Kali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Ma Kali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ma Kali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Ma Kali. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Kruk Ma Kali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santos.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Ma Kali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ma Kali.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Ma Kali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Ma Kali lands with an overhand left.
Ma Kali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ma Kali slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos shoots in but Ma Kali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Ma Kali misses.
Ma Kali throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos slips under a jab.
Ma Kali lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma Kali which made him look bad.
No joy there for Ma Kali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos slips a jab from Ma Kali.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ma Kali as he jumps to the side.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ma Kali as he avoids it easily.
Ma Kali throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Ma Kali lands a head shot.
Ma Kali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruk Ma Kali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Ma Kali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ma Kali lands a jab to the nose.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Ma Kali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Ma Kali misses with the combination.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ma Kali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ma Kali as he avoids it easily.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Ma Kali sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma Kali which made him look bad.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ma Kali slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ma Kali scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ma Kali tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ma Kali to the ground. Ma Kali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ma Kali connects with a looping right hand.
Ma Kali slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ma Kali is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Ma Kali circles away and we're back to standing.
Ma Kali throws a big shot that misses.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ma Kali.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ma Kali as he jumps to the side.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Ma Kali, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Ma Kali against the ropes but Ma Kali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ma Kali pinned against the cage. Ma Kali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ma Kali is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ma Kali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ma Kali throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ma Kali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Ma Kali tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos moves forwards but Ma Kali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Ma Kali.
Ma Kali stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Ma Kali, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Ma Kali against the ropes but Ma Kali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ma Kali's waist but Ma Kali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Ma Kali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
A jab lands there for Ma Kali.
Nice takedown defense from Ma Kali. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Ma Kali.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ma Kali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Ma Kali finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Ma Kali drops Santos with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Santos! Ma Kali dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Kruk Ma Kali!