PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 3109 p4p, 4487 weight class) and Johnny Dough (ranked 329 p4p, 421 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Santoro
vs
Dough

173 cm
25
180
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
182
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Boardwalk Bar and Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicky Santoro!
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, Johnny Dough!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dough loads up on a big right hand but Santoro slips the punch.
Santoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santoro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santoro throws a shot from downtown. Dough moves away and avoids it.
Dough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicky Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santoro throws a body shot but no joy.
Dough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dough avoids the body shot from Santoro.
Santoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dough was well out of range. Poor timing from Santoro.
Santoro misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough scores with a punch to the head.
Dough jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santoro manages to avoid it.
Santoro tries to move into range but Dough moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santoro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Johnny Dough has been cut.
Dough avoids the body shot from Santoro.
It seemed like Dough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santoro misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Santoro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santoro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dough scores with a leg kick.
Santoro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dough avoids the body shot from Santoro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Dough lunges at Santoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santoro's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santoro throws out a loose jab but Dough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro throws a right and a left that Dough avoids nicely.
Santoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dough.
Dough let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dough 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 Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santoro connects with the punch.
Dough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dough has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dough manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough cracks Santoro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dough scores with a punch to the head.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Dough saw that one coming.
Santoro misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dough! But no joy.
Santoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dough wants to slow Santoro down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Dough.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santoro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dough.
Santoro misses with an uppercut.
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!
Dough avoids the body shot from Santoro.
Santoro looks to land a right hand but Dough moved out of range.
Dough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santoro loads up on a big right hand but Dough slips the punch.
Dough misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santoro counters with a nice uppercut.
Dough misses with a body kick.
Santoro is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Dough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Dough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Dough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot lands for Dough.
Santoro misses with an uppercut.
Johnny Dough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dough dodges the punch combination from Santoro.
Dough doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dough cracks Santoro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dough staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dough! But no joy.
Santoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dough thuds a left hand into Santoro's body.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Dough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough avoids the body shot from Santoro.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dough.
Santoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dough misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dough. That's going to slow Santoro down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santoro. Dough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dough paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santoro.
That kick from Dough tenderised Santoro's leg. Santoro is trying to keep his angry face on.

Dough has Santoro up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Santoro on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dough lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro tries to break free but Dough pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dough as Santoro tries to tie him up.
Santoro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dough lands an uppercut.
Dough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro wants to get back to striking at distance but Dough won't allow it.
Santoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dough misses with some punches.
Dough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dough has a couple of punches blocked by Santoro.
Santoro has had enough of the clinch but Dough keeps him there for the moment.
Dough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santoro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santoro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santoro.
Santoro prevents a body shot from Dough.
Dough lands with a right to the head.
Santoro scores with a hook to the body.
Dough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Dough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dough connects with a jab.
Santoro staying out of range there.
Santoro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dough cracks Santoro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dough lands a really nice looking cross but Santoro seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Dough saw that one coming.
Dough misses the shot to the body.
Santoro misses with a two punch combination.
Dough throws out a counter right but Santoro avoids it with no problem.
Dough dips to his left and cracks Santoro with an uppercut!
Santoro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santoro misses with a wild body shot.
Dough throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Dough. Beautiful body shot.
Dough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santoro has time to react.
Dough lands an overhand right.

Santoro is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Dough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Dough's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Santoro walks straight into a right hand from Dough - that's dropped him! Dough jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Santoro from any more punishment! Santoro complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Dough!