PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slice of Heaven. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Santiago
vs
Valentine

190 cm
28
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
241 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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SHINTO

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Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santiago, pushing him back against the ropes.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Valentine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Valentine digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Come on Valentine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valentine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valentine receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Valentine stalling in the clinch but Santiago improves position.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentines head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santiago up against the ropes.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine presses Santiago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine works on Santiago's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
A short left from Santiago.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Valentine is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentine has his back to the ropes.
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the ropes.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santiago dominated that round.
That's time! Santiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine looking to stall.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago digs a right hand underneath Valentine's ribcage. Valentine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcus Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
A short left from Santiago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Santiago prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santiago seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valentine can turn it around.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago working aggressively here.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
Santiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santiago dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Valentine clinches.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Valentine tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Santiago tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Valentine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.

It looks like Sam Valentine has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Marcus Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is stalling here.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sam Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Valentine - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santiago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Santiago!
Post fight, an emotional Marcus Santiago said 'YEAH !!!!!!!'.