PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ De Santis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ronan
vs
De Santis

200 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
276 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustino Ronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ De Santis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronan closes the distance and clinches.
De Santis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ronan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Santis looks gassed!
De Santis moves in looking to clinch but Ronan pushes him off.
A head kick from Ronan lands but De Santis takes it in his stride.

It looks like TJ De Santis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronan tries to clinch but De Santis moves out of range.
Ronan drops De Santis with a nice combination! Ronan dives into De Santis's guard, looking to finish!

De Santis is rocked!
De Santis being controlled here, momentarily.
De Santis is still in real trouble! Can Ronan finish him?
Ronan passes De Santis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ronan there.
De Santis seems to have recovered his senses.

Ronan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Ronan is trying to work for a kimura but De Santis is defending well.

Ronan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Santis defends it well.
Ronan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ronan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Santis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ronan.
Ronan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Santis keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ronan has managed to clinch.

Ronan pulls De Santis into guard.
Ronan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Santis preventing the sweep.
Ronan is working hard here to advance position.
Ronan controls De Santis momentarily but De Santis frees himself.

Ronan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Santis won't allow Ronan to sweep him here.
De Santis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

De Santis tries to keep at a distance but Ronan has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ronan breaks from the clinch.
Ronan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santis. That did some damage!
Ronan scores with a head kick.
Ronan connects with a high kick.

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

Ronan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ronan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Santis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronan is looking to clinch but De Santis is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faustino Ronan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ De Santis'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.

Ronan throws a head kick but De Santis moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Ronan.
Ronan tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Santis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronan tries to clinch there but De Santis circles away.
De Santis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Ronan misses the target.
Faustino Ronan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ronan misses with a wild body shot.
De Santis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ronan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronan tries a head kick but it misses.

Ronan instigates a clinch.

Ronan manages to break the clinch.
Ronan misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronan throws a jab but it's blocked by De Santis.
Faustino Ronan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronan tries to clinch but De Santis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronan scores with a four punch combination!

Ronan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ronan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Santis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ronan counters with an outside leg kick.
Ronan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Santis misses with a two punch combination.

Ronan has managed to clinch.

Ronan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Ronan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ronan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Santis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Ronan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santis, pushing him back against the cage.

Ronan decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santis trying to control but Ronan is working from the bottom.
Ronan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ronan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronan looking for a guillotine here but De Santis defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Santis avoids the head kick by Ronan.
Faustino Ronan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronan tests De Santis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Santis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ronan throws a head kick that misses.
De Santis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ronan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

De Santis tries to keep at a distance but Ronan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Santis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ronan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De Santis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ronan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ronan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faustino Ronan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ De Santis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Santis just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santis misses with a double jab
and Ronan counters with a two punch combo.
Ronan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ronan throws a jab but it's blocked by De Santis.
Ronan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Santis can do to turn this around?
Ronan scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronan tries to clinch up.
Ronan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronan throws a head kick that half lands.
De Santis blocks a head kick by Ronan.
Ronan tries to clinch up but De Santis circles away and keeps his distance.
De Santis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronan is just out of range.
Ronan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ronan clinches up with De Santis and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ronan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from De Santis misses.

Ronan rushes De Santis and presses him up against the cage.
De Santis is pressed up against the cage. Ronan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Santis down to the mat. De Santis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Ronan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Santis tries to clinch up.
De Santis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ronan wants to clinch.
Jab by Ronan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Ronan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ronan moves in looking to clinch but De Santis pushes him off.

Ronan forces De Santis back against the cage and clinches.
Ronan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Santis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ronan breaks from the clinch.
Ronan misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Santis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronan throws a sloppy head kick and De Santis moves out of range easily.

Ronan has closed the distance and engaged De Santis in a clinch.

Ronan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Santis throws a hook to the side of Ronan's head but Ronan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronan scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan throws a head kick but De Santis moves out of range.
De Santis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ronan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronan misses with a hook.
De Santis has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Ronan.
An inside leg kick from De Santis misses.

Ronan gets a clinch.

Ronan manages to break the clinch.
De Santis keeps the fight on the outside.
De Santis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ronan tries a head kick but it misses.
Faustino Ronan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Santis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Santis shoots in but no luck this time.
Faustino Ronan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ De Santis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ronan throws a series of punches but De Santis moves out of range.

Ronan moves into the clinch.

Ronan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ronan - that will leave a mark!
Ronan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Santis backs up against the cage.
Ronan throws a sloppy head kick and De Santis moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Ronan coming out on top.
TJ De Santis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ronan drives through and clinches with De Santis against the cage.

Ronan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronan scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ronan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Santis looking for a takedown.
Ronan has De Santis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Santis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Faustino Ronan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faustino Ronan!