PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Mcmahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Mcmahon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcmahon
vs
Santana

165 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Mcmahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Santana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana works Mcmahon's body with a nice hook.

Santana rushes Mcmahon and presses him up against the cage.
Santana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.

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

Santana clinches with his opponent.
Mcmahon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santana wants to stall.
Mcmahon is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the cage.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcmahon tries to break free but Santana pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcmahon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcmahon misses with a body punch.
Mcmahon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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

Santana clinches up with Mcmahon and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Santana.

Santana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Santana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcmahon, pushing him back against the cage.

Santana jumps guard and drags Mcmahon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcmahon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcmahon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcmahon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Santana is looking for a triangle here but Mcmahon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Mcmahon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcmahon prevents Santana from standing back up.

Mcmahon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santana works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana striking off his back but it's not causing Mcmahon any problems.
Santana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santana looking to control.
Santana is trying to hold Mcmahon in close to prevent damage but Mcmahon has managed to pass into half guard.
Santana wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcmahon slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Santana is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcmahon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mcmahon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana is looking to control Mcmahon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
Santana tries to get to full guard but Mcmahon has control of the leg.

Mcmahon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santana sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Santana as Mcmahon shoots in.

Mcmahon gets tackled into the cage by Santana. Santana maintains the clinch.
Mcmahon jumps guard but Santana stands there with Mcmahon around his waist. Mcmahon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Mcmahon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcmahon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mcmahon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santana lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santana pulls Mcmahon into guard.
Mcmahon distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mcmahon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mcmahon has managed to get both his arms back between Santana's legs - danger averted.
Mcmahon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana controlling Mcmahon's posture.
Santana thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Santana manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santana pushes Mcmahon up against the cage in a clinch.

Santana manages to break the clinch.
Mauricio Mcmahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Santana clinches.
Ramon Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcmahon blocks an elbow strike from Santana.
Mcmahon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcmahon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcmahon backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santana throws an elbow but misses.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcmahon avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
Santana trying to stall but Mcmahon improves his position.
Mcmahon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mcmahon has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Santana clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to escape but Mcmahon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana keeps trying to improve his position.
Mcmahon lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mcmahon.
Mcmahon is not going to allow Santana to sit and survive in this position.
Santana manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mcmahon's guard. Nice work there by Santana.
Mcmahon keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcmahon looking to control.
Mcmahon controlling the position.
Mauricio Mcmahon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mcmahon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mcmahon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcmahon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santana's head.
Santana wants to sweep here but Mcmahon controlling him for the moment.

Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santana rushes Mcmahon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcmahon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Mcmahon.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcmahon is trying to break free.
Mcmahon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santana has Mcmahon pressed against the cage, preventing Mcmahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcmahon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcmahon throws a big counter combination but Santana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Santana forces Mcmahon back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Mcmahon tries to stall but Santana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Santana breaks the clinch.

Santana clinches.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramon Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Santana rushes Mcmahon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santana taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santana.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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

Santana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Santana manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mauricio Mcmahon has been cut.

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Mcmahon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcmahon working hard to break the clinch.
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcmahon's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santana lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santana gets control of Mcmahon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santana will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcmahon's guard.

Mcmahon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana looking to sit in guard and control but Mcmahon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Santana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcmahon is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to keep Mcmahon in close.

Santana throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mcmahon uses it to pass to side control.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mcmahon scores with a couple of short elbows.

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.
Mcmahon grinds an elbow into Santana's temple.
Mcmahon is chipping away with strikes.
Mcmahon working the body and head with strikes.
Santana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mcmahon slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Santana is looking to improve his position.
Mcmahon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santana 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

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