PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GungHo Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes into the arena with Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston blaring out of the sound system. Jesus has chosen Psychedelic Super Jesus as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Santana
vs
Jesus

183 cm
26
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Cripplers Corner

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, GungHo Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Jesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well.
Santana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jesus tries to avoid it but Santana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jesus to the ground. Jesus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana shoots for a double leg takedown but Jesus sprawls well. He's pushed Santana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jesus pinned against the cage. Jesus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santana shoots in but Jesus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jesus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jesus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jesus is looking to slow Santana down with leg kicks.
Jesus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santana prevents a body shot from Jesus.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Jesus on the inside.
Santana tries for a takedown but Jesus manages to get underhooks.
Jesus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tito Santana has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana blocks a body shot from Jesus.
A short right from Jesus on the inside.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Santana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jesus.
Nice body punch from Jesus - that landed with a thud.
Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jesus prevents it.
Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
A short left from Jesus.
Jesus tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Jesus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jesus after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
Jesus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jesus.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jesus down to the mat. Jesus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jesus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Santana tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Jesus scores with a knee to the head.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Jesus gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jesus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GungHo Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Santana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jesus connects with an inside leg kick.
Tito Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Santana tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus landing knees to the head.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Jesus.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jesus obliges.
Jesus misses with a body punch.
A short right from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus scores a nice knee to the body.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.

Santana is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jesus - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jesus.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jesus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santana or not.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jesus works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Jesus creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Santana's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Santana drops to his knees and Jesus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GungHo Jesus!
A victorious GungHo Jesus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.