PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erica Santana (ranked 3798 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 226 p4p, 163 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scream - OG Ron C. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scottie Lamez enters the cage!

Santana
vs
Lamez

170 cm
25
135
4 - 7 - 0

170 cm
32
138
12 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Lamez moves forwards but Santana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santana slips a jab from Lamez.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Santana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamez throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.

Santana shoots in and bounces Lamez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamez is continuing to stall.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Santana looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
The adventures of Lamez the control monster continue. Boring.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Lamez is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four 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.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lamez misses the jab.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santana is looking to clinch but Lamez is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santana.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Santana throws out a leg kick but Lamez moves out of range and Santana only half commits.
Santana dives in and grabs Lamez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lamez pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.
Santana feints a jab promting Lamez to slip. Santana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lamez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scottie Lamez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez scores with a punch to the head.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Santana scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Lamez as Santana shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Lamez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scottie Lamez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santana throws a series of punches but Lamez avoids them all with ease.
Santana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Lamez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of the head.
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!
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
A big left from Lamez misses.
As Lamez looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Lamez just gets out of the way.
Lamez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santana looking to score a takedown here. Lamez is defending well but Santana drives through and ends up in Lamez's guard.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Lamez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to his closed guard and prevents Santana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana with a nice head shot there.

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.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lamez.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santana ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.

Santana feints and as Lamez raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamez's head.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez controlling the position.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lamez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santana is one step ahead there.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.

Lamez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Lamez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lamez's head.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.

Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.

Lamez working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.

Lamez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Post fight, Erica Santana took to the microphone: 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.