PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn has chosen Filth Friends Unite as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Santaros
vs
Blackburn

194 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
31
240 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn looks to land a left hand but Santaros moved out of range nicely.
Santaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santaros looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Blackburn misses with a left hand
and Santaros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santaros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Santaros moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Blackburn misses
and Santaros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Santaros has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
A little feinted left hand from Santaros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Santaros.
Santaros blocks a jab.
Santaros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackburn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaros slips a jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blackburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Santaros circles away.
Santaros slips a jab from Blackburn.
Santaros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackburn.
Blackburn missing with a left hand there. Santaros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Blackburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackburn rushes Santaros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blackburn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Santaros wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
Santaros slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Santaros scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackburn misses with a body punch.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Santaros controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Blackburn.
Santaros jumps guard but Blackburn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blackburn misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
Santaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Blackburn.
Nice body punch from Blackburn.
Santaros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santaros's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Santaros blocking some punches.
Santaros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Blackburn.
Blackburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santaros is breathing heavily.
Blackburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blackburn lands a shot to the body.
Santaros blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
Blackburn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santaros or not.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackburn lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaros.
A body shot lands from Blackburn.
Blackburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackburn is working Santaros over against the cage.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the side of Santaros's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
A shot in the inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn presses Santaros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaros.
Santaros jumps guard but Blackburn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Santaros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santaros prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santaros takes a shot to the head.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Blackburn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a hook
and Blackburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackburn is just out of range.
Blackburn throws out a loose jab but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santaros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santaros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santaros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santaros.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackburn misses the target.
Santaros slips a straight right by Blackburn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaros defending well as Blackburn loads up on a big left hand.
Santaros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackburn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santaros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santaros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackburn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santaros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Santaros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn lands with a good body shot.
Brent Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Blackburn throws a shot to the body.
Blackburn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Blackburn.
Blackburn is leaning against Santaros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brent Blackburn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn lands an uppercut.
Blackburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
A short left from Blackburn.
A right hand to the body from Blackburn.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a shot to the body.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
Santaros prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Santaros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Santaros controls his hands.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackburn scores with a shoulder strike.
Blackburn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Blackburn.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santaros blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Santaros controls his hands.
Santaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Santaros blocks it.
Santaros takes a shot to the head.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the side of Santaros's head.
Santaros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn cracks Santaros with a nice body shot.
Blackburn pushes Santaros back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Blackburn as the two fighters clinch.
Blackburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blackburn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn is leaning against Santaros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santaros has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Santaros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Blackburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Blackburn clinches with his opponent.
Blackburn lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackburn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santaros's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santaros.
Blackburn tries to work over Santaros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santaros wants to stall.
Santaros is looking for a takedown.
Blackburn lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santaros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackburn wants to clinch

so Santaros counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santaros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackburn wants to stand but Santaros is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Blackburn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santaros will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blackburn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackburn working a defensive guard here.
Santaros chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackburn, not yet.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blackburn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santaros's head.
Dexter Santaros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackburn misses with a straight left.
Santaros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blackburn tries to clinch up.
Blackburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santaros misses with a body shot.

Blackburn has Santaros up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn misses with a body punch.
Blackburn takes a shot to the head.

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

Blackburn clinches up against the cage.
Santaros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Santaros.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Santaros backwards.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Santaros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
Blackburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santaros lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Blackburn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santaros.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn is working Santaros over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Santaros controls the action.
Santaros prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Santaros lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Blackburn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackburn.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blackburn.
Santaros is trying to force a seperation but Blackburn has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Blackburn as the two fighters clinch.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackburn cracks Santaros with a nice body shot.
Blackburn cracks Santaros with a nice body shot.
Santaros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brent Blackburn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn tries to work over Santaros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santaros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Blackburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blackburn 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Blackburn!
Brent Blackburn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.