PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 7211 p4p, 184 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 3043 p4p, 72 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McGregor
vs
Santos

212 cm
20
300 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

175 cm
37
137 lbs
51 - 15 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
Santos lands with a nice combination. McGregor backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Ricco McGregor has been cut.
Good exchange - McGregor coming out on top.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos works over McGregor's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGregor tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!

It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
McGregor throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Santos feints a jab promting McGregor to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGregor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
McGregor tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos misses with a combination
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGregor eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santos slips a straight right by McGregor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Santos blocks a jab.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGregor takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor lands a head shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos misses with a combination
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
As McGregor backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with a combination
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Gustavo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGregor tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGregor backs up against the ropes.
McGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos swinging wildly here.
McGregor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGregor swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor scores with a nice strike.
Gustavo Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos swinging wildly here.
McGregor throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
McGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
Santos misses with the combination.
McGregor throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gustavo Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santos looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
McGregor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos slips under a jab from McGregor.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and McGregor only half commits.
Santos throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with a combination
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGregor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from McGregor misses its target.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
McGregor takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos feints a jab promting McGregor to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGregor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos swinging wildly here.
McGregor throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
McGregor works Santos's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricco McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
Gustavo Santos is the new super heavyweight champion!