PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keno Mellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fab Santini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fab Santini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keno Mellberg's chin.

Mellberg
vs
Santini

178 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keno Mellberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fab Santini!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellberg lands a body shot.
Santini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santini looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mellberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Santini circles away.
Mellberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Mellberg digs a good body shot into Santini's ribs.
Mellberg throws a series of strikes that have Santini backpedaling.
Mellberg misses with the combination.
Mellberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Fab Santini has been cut.
Santini misses with a few strikes there.
Fab Santini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Santini.
Santini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mellberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mellberg misses with a few strikes there.
Mellberg shoots in for a takedown but Santini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Santini. No joy for Mellberg on that attempt.
Mellberg keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Mellberg does no damage.
Mellberg misses with a kick to the body.
Santini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mellberg there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mellberg.
Danga de danga de dang - Mellberg scores with a four punch combination!
Mellberg misses with a series of wild punches.

Santini clinches.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
Mellberg tries to pull guard but Santini won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keno Mellberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mellberg goes for a takedown attempt but Santini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santini moves into the clinch.
Santini looking to slow down the pace here.
Santini throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Santini fails to land.
Mellberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santini is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg tries to circle away but Santini has him pinned against the ropes.
Mellberg prevents a body shot from Santini.
Mellberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Santini fails to land.
Mellberg wants to break free but Santini has control.
Santini swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mellberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Mellberg.
Santini prevents Mellberg from breaking the clinch.
Santini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Mellberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santini misses with the combination.
Mellberg misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Mellberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mellberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini throws a right hand that Mellberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Mellberg also avoids with ease.
Santini moves out of range of the leg kick from Mellberg.
Santini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mellberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santini throws out a loose jab but Mellberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santini throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Santini there.
Santini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mellberg moves away.

Mellberg moves into the clinch.
Mellberg working hard to break the clinch.
Santini is pressed up against the ropes. Mellberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santini down to the mat. Santini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mellberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mellberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mellberg takes a swing at Santini's ribcage but misses.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellberg swinging wilding here.
Santini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mellberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santini.
Mellberg fails with the takedown.
Santini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellberg.
Mellberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santini can pounce on him.
Santini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mellberg backs up against the ropes.
Mellberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mellberg closes the distance but Santini moves to the side
and Santini counters with a stiff right hand.

Santini closes the distance and pushes Mellberg back into the ropes.
Santini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mellberg backwards.
Mellberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellberg letting Santini take a breather here.
Santini keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellberg is trying to force a seperation but Santini has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santini is looking to control Mellberg's arms but Mellberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santini has his back to the ropes.
Santini misses with the head strike.
Santini swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santini keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keno Mellberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fab Santini's cut.
That's time! Mellberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mellberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santini.
A punch combination from Santini misses.
Mellberg has a takedown stuffed.
Mellberg dodges the punch combination from Santini.
Santini tries to land a front kick but Mellberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mellberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Mellberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santini.
Santini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mellberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Santini darts in and clinches Mellberg up against the ropes.
Santini lands a nice uppercut.
Mellberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santini wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santini throws a head punch that misses.
Mellberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santini gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keno Mellberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santini has a couple of punches blocked by Mellberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santini wants to stall.
Santini misses with some punches.
Santini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mellberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Santini has double underhooks.
Santini keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellberg cracks Santini with a nice body shot.
Santini trying to control the position but instead, Mellberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santini into the ropes.
Santini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santini has a couple of punches blocked by Mellberg.
Mellberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santini gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mellberg stalling in the clinch but Santini improves position.
Mellberg wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santini lands a shoulder strike.
Santini misses with the head strike.
Mellberg wants to break free but Santini has control.
Mellberg has a couple of punches blocked by Santini.
Mellberg blocks an uppercut.
Santini lands a shoulder strike.
Santini working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Santini on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santini.
Mellberg tries to land a knee to the head but Santini blocks with his arms.
Santini throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellberg.
Santini lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mellberg lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mellberg stays in close to Santini's body and controls the position.

Mellberg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santini tries to avoid it but Mellberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santini to the ground. Santini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mellberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santini shoots in for a takedown but Mellberg shows good takedown defense.
Santini swinging wilding here.

Santini has closed the distance and engaged Mellberg in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Mellberg.
A frustrated look appears on Mellberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mellberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Santini won't allow it.
Santini misses with some punches.
Mellberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellberg has Santini pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Santini manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santini misses with a punch on the inside.
Santini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santini is working Mellberg over against the ropes.
Mellberg tries for a takedown but Santini manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santini lands a right hand.
Santini trying to control the position but instead, Mellberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santini into the ropes.
Santini misses with a punch on the inside.
Mellberg working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Santini.
Mellberg tries to break the clinch but Santini is controlling the position.
Mellberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santini is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mellberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santini fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santini as Mellberg tries to tie him up.
Mellberg tries for a takedown but Santini manages to get underhooks.
Mellberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Santini has double underhooks.
Mellberg working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fab Santini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fab Santini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santini blocks a head kick by Mellberg.
Mellberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellberg misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santini wants to stall.
Santini is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mellberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mellberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellberg has had enough of the clinch but Santini keeps him there for the moment.
Santini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mellberg tries to circle away but Santini has him pinned against the ropes.
Mellberg wants to stall.
Santini has a couple of punches blocked by Mellberg.
Santini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santini stops a takedown attempt from Mellberg.
Still in the clinch, Santini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellberg takes a shot to the head.
Santini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mellberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mellberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Santini closes the distance and pushes Mellberg back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santini.
Santini scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Santini.
Santini swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Santini.
Mellberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santini swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mellberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santini backwards.
Mellberg can't find room to land a body shot as Santini controls the action.

Mellberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mellberg has managed to clinch.
Mellberg wants to break free but Santini has control.
Santini lands a shoulder strike.
Santini misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini avoiding damage as Mellberg throws knees to the body.

Mellberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mellberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santini.
Santini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mellberg connects with a right hand. Santini shakes it off.
Santini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santini feints and then cracks Mellberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mellberg down.
Santini misses with a kick to the body.
Santini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santini keeps the fight on the outside.
Mellberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Santini takes one to the side of the head.
Santini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mellberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Mellberg.
Mellberg misses with a head kick.
Santini fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mellberg checks a leg kick.
Santini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mellberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mellberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mellberg misses with the combination.
Santini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mellberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Santini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santini.
Nice uppercut lands for Santini. That snapped Mellberg's head back.
Mellberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santini checks a low kick from Mellberg.
Mellberg tries to clinch but Santini moves out of range.
Santini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mellberg.
Santini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keno Mellberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mellberg throws a series of punches but Santini avoids them all with ease.
Mellberg misses with a wild combination.

Santini forces Mellberg back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santini.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellberg.
Santini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Fab Santini just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Fab Santini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mellberg misses the jab.
Santini closes the distance but Mellberg moves to the side
enabling Mellberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Santini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice sprawl there from Santini as Mellberg shoots in.
Mellberg takes a swing at Santini's ribcage but misses.
Santini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Santini has managed to clinch.
Santini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mellberg is keeping busy.
Mellberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mellberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santini smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keno Mellberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Santini misses.
Santini looks to land a body kick but Mellberg moved away.
Mellberg walks into a jab.
Santini avoids a punch combination nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mellberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mellberg works Santini's body with a nice hook.
Santini with a jab.

Mellberg tries to keep at a distance but Santini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santini keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
Santini looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Santini.
Mellberg wants to break free but Santini has control.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santini. Mellberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mellberg misses with a hook. Santini ducked under it nicely.
Santini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mellberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santini.
Some wild striking there from Mellberg.
Mellberg misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santini scores with a jab. Mellberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Santini has closed the distance and engaged Mellberg in a clinch.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
Santini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santini gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mellberg.
Come on Santini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santini has a couple of punches blocked by Mellberg.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mellberg pulls guard.
Santini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mellberg wants to sweep but no luck.

Mellberg pushes Santini off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santini avoids the head kick by Mellberg.

Santini rushes Mellberg and presses him up against the ropes.
Santini keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mellberg backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Santini.
Santini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mellberg tries to pull guard but Santini won't allow it.
Santini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mellberg holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mellberg tries to break free but Santini pushes him back against the ropes.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Santini is controlling him.
Santini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellberg tries to break the clinch but Santini is controlling the position.
Santini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santini working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santini.
Mellberg blocking some punches.
Santini stalling in the clinch but Mellberg improves position.
Mellberg can't break the clinch.
Mellberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mellberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Santini won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mellberg.
Mellberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santini has Mellberg pressed against the ropes, preventing Mellberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santini prevents Mellberg from breaking the clinch.
Santini misses with some punches.
Fab Santini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mellberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellberg is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Santini gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Fab Santini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fab Santini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santini moves out of range of the body kick.
Santini tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mellberg digs a good body shot into Santini's ribs.
Mellberg misses with a head kick.
Santini keeps the fight on the outside.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santini, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santini.

Santini clinches up against the ropes.
Santini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mellberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santini is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Santini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santini gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keno Mellberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Santini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santini lands an uppercut.
Santini throws a head punch that misses.
Mellberg fails to pull guard.
Mellberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Santini has him pressed against the ropes.
Mellberg tries to break the clinch but Santini is controlling the position.
Santini looking to slow down the pace here.

Mellberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santini checks a leg kick.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.

Santini moves into the clinch.
Santini scores with a shoulder strike.
Santini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mellberg is keeping busy.
Santini misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mellberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fab Santini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg tries to break the clinch but Santini is controlling the position.
Mellberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mellberg can't break the clinch.

Mellberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mellberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Santini.

Mellberg forces Santini back against the ropes and clinches.
Mellberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santini smiles and moves away.
Santini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mellberg misses with a low kick as Santini jumps back.
Santini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mellberg.
Santini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mellberg.
Keno Mellberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Santini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Santini moves into range and clinches up with Mellberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santini.
Santini scores with a shot to the side of Mellberg's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mellberg has picked Santini up - he's going for a ride! Mellberg dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mellberg wants to control but Santini is keeping him busy.
Santini is looking to escape.
Mellberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Mellberg stands up out of the half guard.
Santini slaps away a takedown attempt from Mellberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santini scores with a body shot.

Santini clinches.
Santini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellberg can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Santini to work.
Mellberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santini is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keno Mellberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mellberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mellberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santini.
Mellberg has had enough of the clinch but Santini keeps him there for the moment.
Santini misses with a punch on the inside.
Santini is working Mellberg over against the ropes.
Mellberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Santini has double underhooks.
Mellberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fab Santini.
I think Santini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fab Santini!
Fab Santini is the new welterweight champion!