PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Santana (ranked 1443 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 181 p4p, 154 weight class). Anthony Santana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Santana
vs
Bautista

192 cm
27
215
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
38
209
28 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

NARCOS

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bautista will feel that in the morning.

Bautista gets a clinch.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santana scores with a shoulder strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bautista has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bautista jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santana walks away with a smile on his face. Bautista gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Jab by Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista connects with a solid leg kick.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana scores with a nice head shot.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Santana's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Santana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bautista misses with a hook to the body
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista cracks Santana with a good jab.

It looks like Anthony Santana has been cut.
Santana cracks a nice hook into Bautista's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Santana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bautista stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana lands a glancing blow to the side of Bautista's head.
Santana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.

Santana drops Bautista with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bautista looks back up at him and smiles so Santana waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Bautista is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista throws a right hand that misses
and Santana counters with a crisp right that sends Bautista to the canvas! Santana follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Santana!