PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panna Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevo Santucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panna Jaa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jaa
vs
Santucci

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Panna Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevo Santucci!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Santucci.
Jaa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Jaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santucci not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santucci looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santucci passes Jaa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santucci controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Santucci escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Santucci.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santucci drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Santucci decides to stand back up. Santucci steps back and let's Jaa get back to his feet.
Santucci throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaa.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Santucci circles away.

Santucci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santucci staying calm.
Jaa is pushing Santucci's head away, looking to escape. Santucci manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santucci stands up and beckons Jaa to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santucci managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Santucci lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Santucci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Santucci lands an elbow inside.
Santucci tries to pull guard but Jaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Santucci drops back down to his feet.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santucci's face.
Santucci lands a nice elbow.
Santucci can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevo Santucci dominated that 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.

Jaa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Santucci holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santucci looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Santucci drags the fight down to the ground.
Santucci trying to control the position here.

Santucci manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santucci circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santucci counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santucci moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santucci throws a head kick that Jaa semi-blocks.

Santucci shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to stand.
Santucci controlling the position easily from mount.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to control but Santucci is having none of it.
Santucci tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stevo Santucci just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santucci clinches.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Santucci managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santucci blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Santucci is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santucci tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santucci can't break the clinch.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Santucci breaks the clinch.
Jaa clinches but Santucci breaks the clinch
and Santucci counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jaa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santucci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevo Santucci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jaa closes the distance but Santucci moves to the side

and Santucci counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jaa!
Santucci controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Santucci controlling his opponent.

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.
Santucci's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stevo Santucci just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Santucci feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Santucci forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santucci stands up out of the half guard.
Santucci misses with a head kick.
Jaa closes the distance but Santucci moves to the side

and Santucci counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santucci.
Santucci takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.

Jaa lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Santucci goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Jaa in side control.

Santucci is rocked!

It looks like Stevo Santucci has been cut.
Santucci tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santucci is still in real trouble! Can Jaa finish him?
Santucci manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jaa's best efforts.
Panna Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santucci is holding on to half guard well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevo Santucci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santucci winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevo Santucci!