PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leanne Smasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Smasha

179 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leanne Smasha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a push kick but Smasha slaps the foot to one side.
Smasha throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Smasha defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Smasha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smasha missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smasha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smasha dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a body punch but Smasha moves out of range.
Santos scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos throws a series of punches but Smasha avoids them all with ease.
Smasha ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Smasha loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos moves out of range as Smasha strikes.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos throws a combination that misses
enabling Smasha to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
Smasha slips under a jab.
Smasha avoids a kick to the body.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Smasha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smasha misses with a hook.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Smasha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smasha lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos throws a right hand that Smasha ducks under and follows up with a left that Smasha also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smasha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Smasha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smasha misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a combination
and Smasha counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Smasha scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Smasha misses its intended target.
Smasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a combination
and Smasha counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos misses with a combination
letting Smasha counter with a right hand.
Smasha looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Smasha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos moves away from the strike by Smasha.
Smasha misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smasha dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Smasha throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leanne Smasha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Santos lands a jab.
Santos misses with a hook. Smasha ducked under it nicely.
Smasha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Smasha throws out a powerful jab.
Smasha moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Smasha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Smasha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smasha.
Santos slips a straight right by Smasha.
Smasha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Miguel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smasha counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Smasha slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Smasha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smasha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Santos.

That's two 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.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smasha throws a big shot that misses.
Smasha throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Smasha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Smasha moved out of range.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smasha.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Smasha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Smasha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smasha slips a jab from Santos.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smasha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smasha.
Smasha misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Smasha throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos blocks a jab.
Smasha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.

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.
Smasha misses with a head kick.
Smasha slips under a jab from Santos.
Smasha misses with a hook.
Smasha ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a body kick the misses
and Smasha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos misses with a body shot
and Smasha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Smasha ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Smasha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Smasha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smasha under the eye.
Santos moves out of range as Smasha strikes.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smasha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smasha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. Santos catches Smasha right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smasha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smasha moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smasha counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smasha counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos misses with a body punch
and Smasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smasha throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Smasha counters with a straight right hand.
Smasha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Smasha misses the target.
Miguel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a kick to the body
and Smasha counters with a straight right hand.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Smasha.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smasha slips a straight right by Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smasha misses.
Smasha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Smasha.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smasha counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Smasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smasha's corner calls for a 1-2. Smasha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smasha tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smasha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smasha scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smasha throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Smasha saw that one coming.
Santos misses the body punch
and Smasha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos throws a leg kick but Smasha moved away.
Smasha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smasha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws a hook but Smasha blocks it.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smasha.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leanne Smasha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smasha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leanne Smasha!