PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Weiner has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Santiago
vs
Weiner

175 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
159 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santiago clinches.
Weiner wants to take the fight to the mat but Santiago manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santiago obliges.
Santiago has Weiner pressed against the cage, preventing Weiner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weiner blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
Weiner avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Santiago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santiago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santiago has Weiner pressed against the cage, preventing Weiner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santiago landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiner can't break the clinch.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but Weiner blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Weiner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiner avoids it.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santiago.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Weiner is blocking nicely.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weiner is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiner avoids it.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
Weiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santiago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santiago landing knees to the head.
Weiner dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiner avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiner.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santiago throws an elbow but misses.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weiner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santiago.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santiago throws an elbow that misses.
Weiner dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Weiner avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Santiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but Weiner blocks with his arms.
Santiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santiago won't allow it.
Santiago misses with an elbow over the top.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weiner blocks the elbow strike.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Weiner in his tracks for a moment.
Weiner avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Santiago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Weiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weiner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weiner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Santiago is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Santiago wants to clinch but Weiner slips to the side
and Weiner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Santiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Weiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago moves to clinch but Weiner breaks away
and Weiner counters with a nice body shot.

Santiago moves into range and clinches up with Weiner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiner is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santiago throws an elbow but misses.
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedro Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weiner can do to turn this around?
Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.
Weiner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiner tries to circle away but Santiago has him pinned against the cage.
Weiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiner dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiner avoids a wild elbow strike from Santiago.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santiago throws an elbow but misses.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santiago won't allow it.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Santiago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago throws an elbow that misses.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weiner avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago misses with an elbow strike.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
A frustrated look appears on Weiner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weiner dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weiner is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Weiner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiner.
Weiner tries to break free but Santiago pushes him back against the cage.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weiner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Santiago dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago tries to clinch but Weiner moves away
enabling Weiner to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago moves to clinch but Weiner breaks away
and Weiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago closes the distance but Weiner moves to the side
and Weiner counters with a one-two to the body.
Santiago tries to clinch but Weiner moves away
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Santiago gets a clinch.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weiner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santiago.
Weiner tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Weiner is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiner's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but Weiner blocks with his arms.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weiner blocks an elbow strike.
Weiner blocks an elbow strike.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiner tries to break free but Santiago pushes him back against the cage.
Weiner tries to circle away but Santiago has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago lands a good knee to the midsection. Weiner won't want to take too many of those.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Weiner's ribcage.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Weiner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santiago prevents Weiner from breaking the clinch.
Santiago lands an elbow just above Weiner 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner blocks the elbow strike.
Weiner is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Santiago.
Weiner is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiner avoids it.
Weiner avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander Weiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but Weiner blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Santiago.
Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiner is defending well for now.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Weiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santiagos head.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiner is defending well for now.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santiago lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiner blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santiago.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santiago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Santiago!
Pedro Santiago decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.