PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erica Santana (ranked 3769 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 257 p4p, 221 weight class). Santana kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scream - OG Ron C. On his way into the cage it seems that Erica Santana has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Erica Santana seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Santana
vs
Lamez

170 cm
27
135
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
35
138
14 - 17 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 11 - 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 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana has closed the distance and engaged Lamez in a clinch.

Santana gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lamez regains guard.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Santana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamez controlling Santana's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Lamez is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Lamez the control monster continue. Boring.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Lamez pulls Santana in to control the position.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamez is on top in guard.

Lamez won't allow Santana to sweep him here.

Santana has an active guard here but Lamez has managed to pass into half guard.
Lamez controlling the action here.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana controlling the position for now.
Lamez controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
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.

Santana takes one to the side of the head.
Santana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Santana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lamez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez has his hands clasped together around Santana's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez is doing well to control the position and prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana is nestled in close to Lamez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lamez defending well though.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Lamez is looking to improve his position.
Lamez is controlling Santana's trapped leg to prevent Santana from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lamez is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lamez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Santana is trying to work for a kimura but Lamez is defending well.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamez's head.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lamez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lamez missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santana defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lamez circles away.
Santana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santana.
Santana defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Santana tries to bum rush Lamez with a series of wild strikes but Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamez misses with a looping left.

Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santana tries for a takedown but Lamez manages to get underhooks.
Lamez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamez tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamez is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lamez down to the mat. Lamez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lamez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Lamez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lamez has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Lamez's brow.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
Santana is in close to Lamez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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 is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Lamez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.

Lamez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Santana is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lamez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santana is looking to defend but Lamez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santana! Lamez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santana taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scottie Lamez!
Scottie Lamez thanked the fans post fight for their support.