PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't You Wish You Were Me-Fozzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Disposition
vs
Santiago

188 cm
19
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Team S.W.A.T.

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Disposition fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disposition throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.

Santiago feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Disposition knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santiago on the ground.
Disposition tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Disposition is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santiago is controlling him.
Santiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Disposition is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Disposition looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Disposition wants to stand up but Santiago is controlling him.
Santiago preventing the sweep.

Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago cracks Disposition with a solid left hand.

Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago postures up in Disposition's guard and throws a big left but Disposition blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santiago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santiago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Disposition is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santiago thows a big elbow that misses.
Disposition wants to sweep here but Santiago controlling him for the moment.
Disposition is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Disposition swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santiago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Santiago is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Disposition has escaped the position, nice work there.
Disposition is trying to get back to half guard.

Santiago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Disposition rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santiago's guard! Nice work there by Disposition!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disposition not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago has a closed guard, preventing Disposition from standing up.

Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Disposition can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Disposition looking to pass the guard.

Santiago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santiago keeping full guard, as Disposition tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Santiago dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santiago blocks the body kick.
Disposition is looking to land body kicks.
Disposition lands with a nice body kick.
Disposition misses with a straight right.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Disposition is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disposition looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disposition feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Disposition throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disposition throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Disposition pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Disposition tries to bench press Santiago off him but Santiago keeps the position.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Disposition tries to escape but Santiago is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Disposition can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santiago throws an elbow but Disposition slips to the side and avoids it well.

Disposition throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Santiago tries for a takedown but Disposition sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiago slips a jab from Disposition.
Disposition is looking to chop away at Santiago's legs.
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
Sunny Disposition has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Disposition finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago cracks Disposition with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santiago moves out of range as Disposition throws a body kick.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Disposition sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Disposition slips under a jab.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Disposition circles away.

Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Disposition tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Disposition is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Santiago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Disposition tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Disposition working to try and regain half guard.
Santiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Disposition working to try and regain half guard.
Disposition is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Santiago looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sunny Disposition will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Disposition tries to clinch up.
Disposition throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Disposition misses with a straight right.
Disposition misses with a looping right.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disposition throws a leg kick but Santiago moved away.
Disposition takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Disposition fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Disposition fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt.
Sunny Disposition has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Disposition throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Disposition keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Disposition lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Disposition slips under a jab.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Disposition.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Disposition saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Disposition throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago scores with a jab.
Disposition throws and low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Disposition looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Disposition clinches with his opponent.
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Disposition smiles and moves away.
Disposition rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disposition tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Disposition.
Disposition stuffs the takedown.
Disposition on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Disposition cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Disposition throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Disposition as Santiago shoots in.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Disposition shows good takedown defense.
Santiago moves out of range as Disposition strikes.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disposition.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Disposition is looking to clinch.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Disposition.
Disposition throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago stuns Disposition with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sunny Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Disposition tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Disposition sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Disposition showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Disposition has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Antonio Santiago!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Antonio Santiago!

Antonio Santiago wins by majority decision!