PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Santana
vs
Reed

184 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
29
194 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santana on the side of the head.
Reed works Santana's body with a nice hook.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Reed misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Santana.

Reed drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Reed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reed postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Reed is having none of it.

Santana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed throws an elbow that misses. Santana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reed's guard. Nice move by Santana!
Santana trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Santana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.

Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed is in trouble now - Santana has advanced to mount!
Reed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reed trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reed is concentrating on defense, preventing Santana from advancing position.
Santana works his way into full mount!
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana avoids the attempt from Reed to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reed is looking to escape.
Santana lands with some strikes.
Reed wants to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana trying to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed is desperately trying to improve his position but Santana has a good base and remains in mount.
Santana content just to control the position here.
Reed manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santana uses his free foot to push down on Reed's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reed.
Reed swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Santana blocks Reed's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana wants to control the pace but Reed is squirming around nicely.
Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana wants to control the pace but Reed is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Reed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reed scores with a jab to the head.
Reed slips a jab from Santana.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Dean Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed leaves Santana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santana duly obliges.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santana finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santana can pounce on him.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Santana.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.

Santana clinches with his opponent.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reed after a bit of a struggle.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reed prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Reed turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reed manages to end up in side control.
Santana is trying to get back to half guard.
Santana is working hard here to advance position.
Santana manages to get back to half guard.
Santana is trying to maintain the position but Reed is very close to passing his half guard.
Santana is not content to let Reed control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santana manages to get to full guard.
Santana is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Santana being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.

Santana working for submissions but it's allowed Reed to get to half guard.

Reed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Santana defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to control Reed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
Santana is not content to let Reed control the position.
Santana wants to get back to full guard.
Reed wants to control but Santana is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dean Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Santana looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
A big left from Reed misses.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reed thuds a left hand into Santana's body.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Reed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reed takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed throws a jab when Santana was well out of range.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed lands a jab.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana avoids the body shot from Reed.
Santana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Reed throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Reed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Santana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reed defends it easily.
Dean Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.

Santana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reed defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Reed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reed preventing the sweep.
Reed trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Reed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santana's head.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Santana wants to improve his position but instead Reed has moved into half guard.
Reed winds up and cracks Santana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santana is looking for a sweep. Reed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed misses with a head shot. Santana uses the momentum to regain guard.

Santana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paolo Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Reed wants to work for an arm triangle but Santana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santana.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Reed!