PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Tracz (ranked 5584 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Santiago (ranked 6529 p4p, 0 weight class). Janusz Tracz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tracz
vs
Santiago

175 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janusz Tracz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Santiago !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago closes the distance but Tracz moves to the side

and Tracz counters with a single leg into guard. Santiago didn't expect that.
Santiago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tracz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago trying to keep a closed guard but Tracz is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tracz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tracz passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tracz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago can't escape the position.
Santiago wants to control but Tracz is having none of it.
Tracz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santiago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tracz controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tracz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santiago for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santiago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tracz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Tracz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tracz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tracz gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tracz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Tracz stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago wants to control but Tracz postures up.
Tracz in side control, throwing shots but Santiago defends.
Santiago tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tracz controlling the position easily from mount.
Tracz avoids the attempt from Santiago to control.
Tracz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?

That's two 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.
Tracz misses with a head shot.
Tracz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tracz continues to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to lock up and control but Tracz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tracz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Janusz Tracz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tracz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Santiago is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Santiago throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tracz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Tracz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tracz throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Tracz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tracz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tracz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Santiago pushes Tracz up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Tracz has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tracz.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tracz blocks a head kick by Santiago .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santiago has Tracz up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santiago tries to stall but Tracz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tracz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Janusz Tracz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Santiago .

Tracz has hold of one of Santiago 's legs. Santiago is fighting the takedown attempt but Tracz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tracz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santiago trying to control the position.
Santiago can't keep his opponent in guard - Tracz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Janusz Tracz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracz slows the pace down in half guard.
More hug and hope from Tracz.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Tracz.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Tracz misses.
Samuel Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tracz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santiago pushes Tracz off but Tracz dives into side control.
Tracz controls the position.
Tracz works to advance to full mount. Santiago defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tracz controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Tracz is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santiago wants to hold on but Tracz pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Tracz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tracz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janusz Tracz!