PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HOME GROWN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Puno
vs
Santoro

193 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Fast

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santoro manages to avoid it.
Puno throws a hook but Santoro avoids it easily.
Puno misses with a double jab.
Santoro misses with a straight right.
Puno is looking to land body kicks.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santoro.
Puno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santoro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santoro misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Puno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santoro swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno misses with the combination.
Santoro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno wants to land a leg kick but Santoro is out of range.
Santoro fails to land the takedown.

Santoro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Puno!
Santoro lands a big elbow.
Puno tries to hold on but Santoro pushes him away.
Santoro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Puno because Santoro loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Puno because Santoro loaded up on that one.
Santoro throwing strikes but Puno bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Santoro trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacky Santoro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Puno misses.

Santoro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Puno is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Santoro.
Santoro landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws an elbow but Puno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santoro moves into full mount!
Santoro with shots to the head and body - Puno looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Santoro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santoro punching from mount but Puno doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puno looks a forlorn figure.
Santoro thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Santoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Santoro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santoro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santoro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santoro wants to free his trapped foot but Puno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santoro with the ground and pound but Puno uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santoro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santoro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Santoro is looking to work some ground and pound but Puno has wrist control.
Santoro postures up in Puno's guard and throws a big left but Puno blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santoro trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno is trying to control the position but Santoro postures up.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno has momentary wrist control but Santoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Puno's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santoro distracts Puno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santoro postures up in Puno's guard and throws a big left but Puno blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro stays in close to Puno's body and controls the position.
Santoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
Puno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santoro.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Santoro moves away and avoids it.
Puno misses with a double jab.
Puno throws a series of strikes that have Santoro backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Kajun Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.

Puno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santoro distracts Puno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santoro throws a big right hand that misses.
Santoro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kajun Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puno pulls Santoro in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is in close to Puno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santoro wants to pass the guard but Puno is keeping the position.
Santoro trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacky Santoro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santoro checks a leg kick.
Jacky Santoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santoro slips under a jab from Puno.

Santoro has closed the distance and engaged Puno in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santoro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Santoro pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santoro 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Santoro!