PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Santiago

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santiago with a jab.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Santiago .
Alves cracks the inside of Santiago 's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Santiago .
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Alves misses.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Santiago 's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Alves avoids the body shot from Santiago .
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Alves lands.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago throws a combination. Alves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
No joy there for Santiago , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Santiago misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves thumps Santiago with a low kick.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago takes one to the side of the head.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
A big right from Alves misses.
Santiago 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Santiago slips a straight right by Alves.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Santiago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Santiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
A big right from Alves misses.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Alves misses.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Alves throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alves throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago .
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago .
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
Alves cracks Santiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alves lands a jab to the head.
Alves misses with a straight right.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago walks into a jab.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Santiago lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santiago slips a jab from Alves.
Alves throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Alves.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alves is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves with a hook.
Santiago throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago slips a jab from Alves.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Santiago rushes Alves and presses him up against the ropes.
Santiago looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Jorge Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Alves misses.
Santiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Alves catches Santiago right on the button with a cross.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santiago moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago .
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Santiago .
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago . That did some damage!
Santiago tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Santiago is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Santiago .
Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Alves cracks the inside of Santiago 's front leg.
Alves throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Alves feints and then cracks Santiago 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santiago down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves walks into a left hand.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago 's calf.
Nice jab there from Alves.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Santiago .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Alves misses with a hook.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.

Santiago has Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santiago avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Santiago managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago 's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santiago is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alves throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Santiago finds it's target.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Santiago takes one to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago .
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Santiago takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Santiago lands with a good body shot.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Santiago slips a straight right by Alves.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santiago jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Nice defenses there by Santiago .
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago . That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago .

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Alves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Santiago 's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
A big right from Alves misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves misses with a looping right.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves thuds his right hand into Santiago 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Alves lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Alves thumps Santiago with a low kick.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santiago slips a jab from Alves.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Santiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago 's sensitive parts.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorge Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Santiago slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Thiago Alves!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Thiago Alves!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Thiago Alves!

Thiago Alves wins by unanimous decision!