PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Totti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Totti looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Totti
vs
Santiago

194 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Totti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totti keeps the fight on the outside.
Totti looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Totti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Totti tries to clinch but Santiago moves away

and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Totti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santiago lands with a right to the head.
Santiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Totti's face.

It looks like Tony Totti has been cut.
Santiago is leaning against Totti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Totti is trying to break free.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totti blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Santiago.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but Totti blocks it.
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
Santiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totti blocks it with crossed arms.
Santiago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santiago with a knee to the head.

Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Santiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Totti counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch but Totti moves out of range.
Santiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tony Totti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago tries to clinch but Totti is having none of it.

Santiago clinches up with Totti and pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago leaning against his opponent.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago lands a nice knee to the body.
Santiago prevents the takedown attempt.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Totti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Totti slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Totti!

Santiago forces Totti back against the cage and clinches.
Totti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santiago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Totti throws a sloppy head kick
and Santiago counters with an outside leg kick.
Totti moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago throws a low kick, looking for Totti's leg but Totti calmly moves out of range.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Totti.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Totti pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago trying to stall but Totti improves his position.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Totti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Totti misses with a combination

and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Totti has had enough of the clinch but Santiago keeps him there for the moment.
Totti goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Totti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Totti, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Totti jumps guard but Santiago stands there with Totti around his waist. Totti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Santiago.
Totti being controlled against the cage.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Totti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Totti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Santiago.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Totti wants to break free but Santiago has control.
Totti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.

Totti has clasped his hands together around Santiago's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Santiago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Totti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santiago tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Santiago holding both Totti 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Totti has good solid back control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Totti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santiago looks to clinch
and Totti counters with a nice leg kick.
Totti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santiago, right into the meat.

Santiago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santiago with a knee to the head.
Santiago just leaning against Totti, taking a breather.
Totti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Totti misses with a short punch on the inside.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Totti misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Totti fails to land with a series of punches.
Totti misses with a double jab

and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totti tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
Totti tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
Totti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Totti pushes him off.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Totti is avoiding it.
Totti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Totti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santiago throws a one two combo.
Totti keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Totti.

Totti pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Totti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Totti moves into the clinch.

Totti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Totti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Totti.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Totti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tony Totti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Totti pushes him off.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Totti circles away.
Totti circles away from the clinch attempt

and Totti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Totti is trying to break the clinch but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Totti is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Santiago.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Totti backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Totti as Santiago tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Totti looking to slow down the pace here.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Totti is blocking nicely.
Santiago stalling against the cage.

Totti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Totti.
Santiago tries to clinch but Totti is having none of it.
Santiago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Totti slips a jab from Santiago.
Santiago tries to clinch up
and Totti counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Totti to acknowledge the strikes.
Totti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Totti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Totti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santiago swivels and escapes.

Santiago moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Santiago.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Totti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Totti.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Totti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Totti.
Totti misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Totti as Santiago tries to tie him up.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Totti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Totti pushes him off.
Totti swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Totti tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago looks to clinch
and Totti counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Totti to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Totti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santiago tries to clinch there but Totti circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch but Totti is having none of it.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Totti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Santiago clinches up with Totti and pushes him back against the cage.
Totti misses with some punches.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Totti pushes him off.
Totti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago misses with a double jab

and Totti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Santiago darts in and clinches Totti up against the cage.
Santiago connects with a knee to the head.
Totti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Totti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Totti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Totti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Totti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mateus Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to bum rush Totti with a series of wild strikes but Totti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Totti.
Nice uppercut there from Santiago.
Totti looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
Santiago throws a left and a right that both miss

and Totti moves into the clinch.
Totti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.

Totti manages to break the clinch.
Santiago closes the distance but Totti moves to the side
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Totti fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Totti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Totti circles away and keeps his distance.
Totti tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Totti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santiago but Santiago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Totti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Totti.
Totti cracks Santiago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Totti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Totti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Totti looks to clinch

and Santiago moves into the clinch.
Totti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Totti tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Totti is trying to break free.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Totti tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Totti does no damage.
Santiago darts in trying to clinch
and Totti counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Totti looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
Santiago dodges the punch combination from Totti.

Santiago instigates a clinch.
Santiago looking to stall.
Totti lands a nice knee to the body.
Totti wants a takedown but no success here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Totti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Totti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Totti digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Santiago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Totti stalling in the clinch but Santiago improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Totti looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Totti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Totti throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Tony Totti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Totti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Totti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Totti throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.

Santiago has managed to clinch.
Santiago keeps control of Totti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Totti working aggressively here.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Mateus Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago lands with a left to the head.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Totti is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Mateus Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Totti leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santiago 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Santiago!