PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jody Scozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jody Scozz's chin.

Santos
vs
Scozz

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jody Scozz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Santos moves out of range as Scozz throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Scozz blocks the low kick.
Scozz misses the jab.
Scozz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scozz counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch
and Scozz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos wants to clinch
and Scozz counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scozz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scozz misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Scozz throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos wants to clinch
and Scozz counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scozz avoids the head kick by Santos.
Scozz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scozz counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Scozz to acknowledge the strikes.
Scozz circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scozz counters with a head kick that drops Santos to the mat! Santos scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Santos is rocked!
Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Scozz tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Scozz scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scozz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Scozz counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos closes the distance but Scozz moves to the side
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scozz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Scozz moves away
and Scozz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Scozz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scozz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scozz moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Scozz tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Angel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos checks a low kick from Scozz.
Santos tried to score with a low kick but Scozz checks it.
Santos looks for the body kick but Scozz saw that one coming.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scozz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scozz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Scozz. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos tries to clinch but Scozz moves away
and Scozz counters with a nice body kick.
Scozz lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Scozz misses with a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Santos checks a low kick from Scozz.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scozz counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos wants to clinch but Scozz slips to the side
and Scozz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Scozz swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Scozz scores with a punch to the head.
Santos wants to clinch but Scozz slips to the side
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scozz looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Scozz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Scozz lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scozz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scozz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jody Scozz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Scozz does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scozz checks a leg kick.
Santos looks to clinch
and Scozz counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Angel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scozz misses the shot to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a body kick.
Scozz throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos looks to clinch
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Scozz.
Santos wants to clinch but Scozz slips to the side
and Scozz counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scozz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Scozz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scozz fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
Santos closes the distance but Scozz moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scozz.
Scozz throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Scozz.
Santos looks for the body kick but Scozz saw that one coming.
Scozz throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos moves out of range as Scozz throws a body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos tries to clinch but Scozz moves away
and Scozz counters with a leg kick.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scozz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Scozz moves out of range easily.
That kick from Scozz tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scozz throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Scozz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scozz misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scozz. That's going to slow Santos down.
Scozz takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Scozz.
Good standup being displayed there by Scozz as he connects with a hook.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scozz.
Scozz lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scozz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scozz scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scozz.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scozz.
Scozz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Scozz lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos is looking to chop away at Scozz's legs.
Scozz throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a nice body kick.
Scozz misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Scozz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scozz misses with a low kick.
Scozz throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Scozz throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scozz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Scozz counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Scozz avoids the head kick by Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scozz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Scozz misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Santos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Scozz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos wants to clinch but Scozz slips to the side
and Scozz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Scozz throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jody Scozz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Scozz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scozz throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scozz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos wants to clinch
and Scozz counters with a body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a body kick.
Santos moves to clinch but Scozz breaks away
and Scozz counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos tries to bum rush Scozz with a series of wild strikes but Scozz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scozz is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Scozz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos moves away from the strike by Scozz.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scozz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance but Scozz moves to the side
and Scozz counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Scozz misses with a head kick.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Santos misses with a low kick as Scozz jumps back.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scozz counters with a body kick.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Scozz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos tries to clinch
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick from Scozz misses.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the body shot from Scozz.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scozz counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scozz counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Scozz checks a leg kick nicely.
Scozz misses with a body kick.
Scozz throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Scozz misses with a low kick.
Scozz wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos looks to clinch
and Scozz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos moves to clinch but Scozz breaks away
and Scozz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a series of punches but Scozz avoids them all with ease.
Scozz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Scozz moves out of range easily.
Scozz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scozz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jody Scozz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos tries to clinch but Scozz moves away
and Scozz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Scozz to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Scozz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scozz motions for Santos to come forward. Scozz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos wants to clinch
letting Scozz counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch but Scozz slips to the side
and Scozz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Scozz throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scozz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Scozz circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Scozz to counter with a crisp jab.
Angel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scozz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jody Scozz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scozz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jody Scozz!