PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santana
vs
Madrox

200 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Madrox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madrox sprawls well. Madrox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Madrox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santana.
Santana blocks a head kick by Madrox.

Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Madrox's half guard.
Madrox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madrox is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrox avoid being mounted?
Madrox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madrox defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Madrox's hands, connecting with Madrox's forehead.
Madrox trying to control here.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Madrox's temple.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madrox looks gassed!
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Madrox's head.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Madrox is trying to stand back up but Santana is controlling him
Madrox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Madrox's hands, connecting with Madrox's forehead.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana winds up and cracks Madrox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Santana.
Santana lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Santana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Santana shoots in and bounces Madrox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Madrox blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrox wants to stand but Santana is controlling the position.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Madrox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana is working Madrox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madrox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madrox tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Madrox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Santana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana throwing shots but Madrox is blocking nicely.
Madrox is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrox avoid being mounted?
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Madrox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madrox is trying to maintain the position but Santana is very close to passing his half guard.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Madrox's head.
Nice strikes from Santana there.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands strikes from half guard.
Santana winds up and cracks Madrox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Madrox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Francis Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madrox avoids it really well and circles away.

Santana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Madrox!
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Madrox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Madrox?
Madrox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana breaks from Madrox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Santana lands a heavy elbow.
Madrox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Santana thows a huge punch but Madrox dodges it nicely.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madrox defending well though.
Madrox is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madrox shoots for a takedown but Santana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Madrox's half guard.
Santana throwing shots but Madrox is blocking nicely.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana working over Madrox with some ground and pound. Madrox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Santana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Santana scores a takedown into full mount!
Santana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana with shots to the head and body - Madrox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madrox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santana working the ground and pound effectively.
Santana unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Madrox tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is landing with some decent strikes but Madrox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santana landing strikes from the mount and Madrox is in trouble!
Santana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Santana.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrox hang on?
Santana dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes here.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrox's face.
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Madrox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana scoring with strikes but Madrox is staying in there.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Madrox tries to lock up and control but Santana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madrox can do to turn this around?
Santana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana with shots to the head and body - Madrox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madrox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Santana.
Madrox tries to buck Santana off but he can't manage it.
Santana lands a big elbow.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrox hang on?
Madrox tries to hold on but Santana postures up.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrox's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santana cracks Madrox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Madrox is trying desperately to improve position.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana raining down shots from the mount!
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Madrox is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Madrox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Madrox is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jamie Madrox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Santana!