PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Tubridy (ranked 22570 p4p, 354 weight class) and Marcus Santana (ranked 22943 p4p, 334 weight class). Tubridy comes to the ring accompanied by Late Late theme tune. Santana has chosen Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tubridy
vs
Santana

160 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

155 cm
22
146 lbs
1 - 4 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Tubridy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Marcus Santana!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tubridy lands a jab to the nose.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santana is looking to clinch but Tubridy is avoiding it.

Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tubridys head.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy is trying to stall.

Tubridy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tubridy is out of range and Santana settles back down.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Tubridy moves out of range easily.

Santana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana lands a left hand.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana lands an uppercut.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Tubridy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana has Tubridy pressed against the ropes, preventing Tubridy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana lands a right hand.
Tubridy is looking to control Santana's arms but Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tubridy has his back to the ropes.
Tubridy tries to stall but Santana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tubridy is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy trying to stall but Santana improves his position.
Tubridy misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tubridy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Tubridy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy throws a head punch that misses.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana pushes Tubridy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Tubridy backwards.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Santana.
Tubridy taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tubridy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy working aggressively here.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tubridy's efforts to push away.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Tubridy throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.

Tubridy is rocked!
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Tubridy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tubridy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marcus Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tubridy.
Tubridy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Tubridy checks it.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tubridy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan Tubridy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana misses with a combination
and Tubridy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Marcus Santana has been cut.
Tubridy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tubridy throws a hook but Santana blocks it.

Santana gets a clinch.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santana as Tubridy tries to tie him up.
Tubridy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Marcus Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tubridy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tubridy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Ryan Tubridy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Tubridy scores with a four punch combination!
Tubridy looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Tubridy misses with a wild combination.
Tubridy slips under a jab from Santana.
Tubridy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Tubridy 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Marcus Santana!

Marcus Santana wins by unanimous decision!
Marcus Santana decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ryan Tubridy spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this shit '.