PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliseo Mccarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliseo Mccarty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mccarty
vs
Santana

183 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eliseo Mccarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Santana !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana jabs Mccarty right on the nose. Mccarty blinks but takes it well.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mccarty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santana pinned against the cage. Santana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Santana misses.
Santana scores with a nice strike.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Mccarty moves into the clinch successfully.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana pushes Mccarty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mccarty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliseo Mccarty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana blocks a body shot from Mccarty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarty tries for a takedown but Santana manages to get underhooks.
Mccarty tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Come on Santana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mccarty trying to land knees to the body.

Mccarty jumps into guard, dragging Santana to the mat.
Santana wants to stand but Mccarty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mccarty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mccarty keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Mccarty has wrist control.
Mccarty has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is stalling in the full guard.
Santana wants to stand and escape but instead Mccarty has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mccarty wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mccarty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santana pulls Mccarty in to control the position.
Mccarty is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Mccarty is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mccarty has gone for a leg lock! Santana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mccarty's guard.

Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Mccarty has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santana stays in close to Mccarty's body and controls the position.

Mccarty wriggles free and stands up.
Mccarty wants to clinch
and Santana counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Mccarty closes the distance but Santana moves to the side
and Santana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mccarty takes one to the chin there.
Jonas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccarty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santana circles away.
Mccarty fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarty is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Santana . Those never looked like landing.
Jonas Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccarty.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mccarty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Santana dominated that 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.

Mccarty is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mccarty gets a clinch.
Santana misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Santana .
Mccarty is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santana is defending well.
Mccarty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mccarty slips a jab and a cross from Santana .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarty tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Mccarty tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccarty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santana counters with a straight right hand.
Mccarty shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliseo Mccarty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Mccarty was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mccarty momentarily.

Mccarty clinches up with Santana and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana pushes Mccarty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mccarty is trying to pull guard but Santana has him pressed against the cage.

Mccarty jumps into guard, dragging Santana to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccarty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.

Mccarty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santana is wriggling around but Mccarty manages to pass to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccarty slips a nice elbow through Santana 's hands, connecting with Santana 's forehead.
Mccarty content to control rather than advance.
Mccarty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santana can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mccarty is looking to take a break and control but Santana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mccarty prevents Santana from improving his position.
Mccarty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mccarty stalling.
Mccarty thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely.
Mccarty wants to take a breather but Santana is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Mccarty scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Mccarty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santana defends it well.
Mccarty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santana defending well though.

Mccarty is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santana is just riding it out for now. Mccarty eventually gives up the hold.
Mccarty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonas Santana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Santana .
Mccarty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eliseo Mccarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mccarty eats them both and turns towards Santana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mccarty slips a jab and a cross from Santana .
Santana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mccarty on the side of the head.
Santana cracks Mccarty with a good jab.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccarty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santana connects with the punch.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santana misses with a double jab.
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!

Mccarty clinches.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santana is struggling to control the position.
Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Mccarty.
Mccarty lands a nice knee to the body.
Mccarty tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mccarty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mccarty blocking some punches.
Mccarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Mccarty misses with a knee strike.
Mccarty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana 's face.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Mccarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mccarty.
Mccarty lands a knee to the body.

Mccarty pulls guard successfully.
Mccarty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mccarty stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jonas Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mccarty clinches up against the cage.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.

Mccarty successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.

Mccarty landing some decent shots from guard.
Mccarty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mccarty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mccarty wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana wants to improve his position but instead Mccarty has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eliseo Mccarty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mccarty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mccarty is taking a breather. Santana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Mccarty decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A combination from Mccarty does no damage.

Mccarty clinches up against the cage.
Mccarty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eliseo Mccarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas Santana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knees to the body from Mccarty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliseo Mccarty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Santana !