PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Santiago (ranked 3561 p4p, 5777 weight class) and Doug Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 561 weight class). Santiago comes into the arena with i just want it all blaring out of the sound system. Santiago has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Santiago
vs
Williams

184 cm
34
250
15 - 13 - 0

196 cm
25
245
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Dick Dolla Douchebag
Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dodong Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Doug Williams has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Santiago misses the target.
Santiago dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.

Williams forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santiago is defending well.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a nice strike.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santiago as he jumps to the side.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Santiago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.

Williams rushes Santiago and presses him up against the cage.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dodong Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Williams.
Williams prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Santiago is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santiago down to the mat. Santiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Santiago. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams moves to clinch but Santiago breaks away
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Williams slips a jab from Santiago.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Santiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Santiago back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to stall.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santiago throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Santiago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santiago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.

Williams clinches.
Santiago is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dodong Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Santiago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams wants to clinch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Santiago back into the cage.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams drives through and clinches with Santiago against the cage.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Santiago cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago lands a right hand.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago lands with a right hand.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago is looking to counter punch.
Williams wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Santiago was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Santiago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago misses with a straight left.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Santiago prevents a takedown attempt there.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Santiago misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Santiago misses the target.
Dodong Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santiago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dodong Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Williams looks to move away, Santiago throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Santiago throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santiago but Santiago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams slips a straight right by Santiago.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago is looking for a counter combo.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Santiago misses with a hook to the body
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Santiago misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santiago gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dodong Santiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago with a hook.

Williams gets a clinch.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Williams misses.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A left and a right from Santiago both land. Nice combination.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doug Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santiago defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Dodong Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Santiago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dodong Santiago has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Williams tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
A big right from Santiago misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Williams slips under a jab from Santiago.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago is looking to counter punch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dodong Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santiago, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodong Santiago!
Dodong Santiago took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.