PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zero
vs
Santigo

193 cm
19
277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

222 cm
26
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Santigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Santigo is out of range.
Santigo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santigo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santigo.
Santigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zero.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Zero throws an overhand right that lands on Santigo's shoulder, as Santigo tries to avoid the shot.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santigo.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Santigo is just out of range.
Santigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Zero throws a looping overhand right but Santigo ducks down to avoid it.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santigo moves away.

Zero feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santigo sprawling to the canvas! Santigo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zero finish him?!

It looks like Jose Santigo has been cut.

Zero lands a big uppercut and Santigo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Santigo looks OK. Zero waves Santigo back to his feet!

Santigo is rocked!
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santigo manages to avoid it.
Santigo is still on wobbly legs! Can Zero finish him?
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Santigo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Santigo avoids the body shot from Zero.
Santigo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zero.
A telegraphed right hand from Zero misses the target.
Santigo is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Zero misses.
Santigo blocks a jab.
Zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zero takes a swing at Santigo's ribcage but misses.
Zero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zero could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Santigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero swings for the body but Santigo moves out of range.
Santigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two 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.
Santigo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zero circles away.
Santigo ducks under a wild hook from Zero.
Zero swings for the body but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero thows a body shot but no joy.
Santigo blocks a jab.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santigo.
Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero missing with a left hand there. Santigo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero throws a big shot that misses.
Zero throws a lazy right hand but Santigo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zero throws out a loose jab but Santigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Santigo saw that one coming.
Zero misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws the left hand but Santigo avoids the punch easily.
Zero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santigo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santigo.
Zero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zero throws an overhand right that lands on Santigo's shoulder, as Santigo tries to avoid the shot.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santigo moves away.
Zero misses with a straight left.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Zero throws a shot from downtown. Santigo moves away and avoids it.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santigo.

Santigo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zero stops a takedown attempt from Santigo.
Santigo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zero fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Santigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Santigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zero misses with a straight right.
Zero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santigo takes one to the chin there.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santigo moves away.
Zero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zero jabs at Santigo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Santigo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zero misses the shot to the body.
Zero with a hook.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Santigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero missing with a left hand there. Santigo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santigo moves away.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Santigo is out of range.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Santigo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Santigo is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Santigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Zero looks to land a right hand but Santigo moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Zero misses.
Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santigo at a distance.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Zero misses.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Santigo saw that one coming.
Sub Zero is winning the standup battle so far.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santigo doesn't seem bothered though.
Zero throws a big shot that misses.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero scores with the left hand. Santigo knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santigo manages to avoid it.
Santigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Santigo tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
Zero is looking to wear down Santigo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zero misses with a looping right.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santigo.
Santigo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zero throws a jab when Santigo was well out of range.
Santigo tries to move into range but Zero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Zero. Beautiful body shot.
Zero misses with an uppercut.
Zero throws a shot to the body.
Santigo is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Santigo.
Santigo avoids the body shot from Zero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Zero.
Zero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zero swats away the attempt to clinch by Santigo.
Zero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Zero misses with a hook.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Santigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
Zero looks to land a left hand but Santigo moved out of range nicely.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santigo moves out of range as Zero strikes.
Zero throws a jab when Santigo was well out of range.
Zero looks to land a left hand but Santigo moved out of range nicely.
Zero cracks Santigo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Zero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santigo is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero connects with a body shot that sends Santigo's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santigo is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Zero missing with a left hand there. Santigo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Santigo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero swings for the body but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zero scores with a jab to the body.
Zero throws out a loose jab but Santigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santigo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zero swings for the body but Santigo moves out of range.
Santigo avoids the body shot from Zero.
Zero connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Santigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Zero misses.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santigo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santigo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Zero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Nice defenses there by Santigo.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Santigo is out of range.
Zero with a jab.
Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero throws a hook but Santigo blocks it.
Zero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santigo can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero throws a looping overhand right but Santigo ducks down to avoid it.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Santigo saw that one coming.
Zero sizes up Santigo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Zero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero looks to land a right hand but Santigo moved out of range.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santigo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zero misses.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Santigo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zero takes a swing at Santigo's ribcage but misses.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santigo moves away.
Zero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero throws a body punch but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zero misses with a looping right.
Zero takes a swing at Santigo's ribcage but misses.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero swings for the body but Santigo moves out of range.
Zero lands a right hook to the body.
Santigo avoids the body shot from Zero.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zero.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Santigo is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santigo slips under a jab.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Jose Santigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santigo moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zero, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!