PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Kneifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santigo (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.

Kneifer
vs
Santigo

193 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

222 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horst Kneifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Santigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kneifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santigo, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kneifer.

It looks like Jose Santigo has been cut.
Kneifer missing with knees to the body.
Santigo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kneifer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneifer missing with knees to the body.
Kneifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Santigo avoids the damage to the body.
Santigo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneifer trying to land knees to the body.
Kneifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Santigo looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kneifer drops Santigo with a big knee straight up the middle! Santigo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Santigo is rocked!

Santigo gets tackled into the cage by Kneifer. Kneifer maintains the clinch.
Santigo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kneifer finish him?
Kneifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Santigo won't want to take too many of those.
Santigo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kneifer.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kneifer lands a vicious elbow to the side of Santigo's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Kneifer tries to finish him with strikes but Santigo still seems able to defend himself so Kneifer steps back and lets Santigo get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Santigo is rocked!
Santigo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kneifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Santigo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneifer lands an elbow just above Santigo 's eye.
Kneifer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Santigo won't want to take too many of those.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kneifer.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Kneifer lands a nice elbow.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer lands a damaging elbow.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santigo takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kneifer.
Kneifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Santigo won't want to take too many of those.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
Kneifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneifer lands an elbow that stopped Santigo in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kneifer.
Kneifer lands an elbow inside.
Kneifer working Santigo over with knees to the body.
Kneifer trying to land knees to the body.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer scores with a knee to the head.
Kneifer lands a knee to the head.
Kneifer scores with a knee to the head.
Santigo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kneifer.
Santigo takes an elbow to the temple.
Santigo avoiding damage as Kneifer throws knees to the body.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Santigo avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santigo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kneifer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneifer tries to land a knee to the head but Santigo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Kneifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Santigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kneifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Santigo circles away.
Santigo tries to clinch

and Kneifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santigo can do to turn this around?
Kneifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneifer trying to land knees to the body.
Kneifer misses with a knee to the head.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneifer lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Kneifer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Santigo takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneifer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Kneifer lands an elbow just above Santigo 's eye.
Kneifer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
Kneifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kneifer.
Kneifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Horst Kneifer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneifer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santigo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Kneifer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santigo's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kneifer.
Kneifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santigo's face.
Kneifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santigo is defending well for now.
Santigo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santigo.
Kneifer is pressed up against the cage. Santigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kneifer down to the mat. Kneifer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kneifer darts in and clinches Santigo up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kneifer.
Kneifer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kneifer obliges.
Kneifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santigo's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Santigo avoids the damage to the body.
Kneifer missing with knees to the body.
Santigo avoiding damage as Kneifer throws knees to the body.
Kneifer pushes off an throws an elbow but Santigo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
Santigo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kneifer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Horst Kneifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Santigo.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneifer missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kneifer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Kneifer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Santigo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kneifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santigo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneifer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kneifer gets underhooks to prevent Santigo's takedown attempt.
Kneifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
Santigo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneifer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santigo's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneifer working Santigo over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer lands an elbow inside that Santigo shrugs off.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a knee to the body.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santigo is defending well for now.
Kneifer missing with knees to the body.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kneifer.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneifer lands an elbow inside.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneifer scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kneifer obliges.
Santigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Santigo avoids the damage to the body.
Santigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kneifer obliges.
Santigo managing to block the knees to the body from Kneifer.
Santigo avoiding damage as Kneifer throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer trying to land knees to the body.
Kneifer misses with a knee strike.
Kneifer trying to land knees to the body.
Kneifer misses with an elbow strike.
Santigo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kneifer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Santigo won't want to take too many of those.
Santigo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kneifer.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Kneifer.
Knees to the body from Kneifer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneifer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a nice elbow.
Kneifer crunches a lovely knee into Santigo's ribcage.
Kneifer lands an elbow that stopped Santigo in his tracks for a moment.
Kneifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneifer lands a damaging elbow.
Kneifer lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Jose Santigo's cut even more.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneifer landing knees to the body.
Horst Kneifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Santigo won't want to take too many of those.
Jose Santigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Kneifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kneifer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Kneifer!