PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen BLOWN AWAY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaggers
vs
Santos

178 cm
26
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

176 cm
29
155 lbs
19 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaggers scores with a jab to the head.
Jaggers tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaggers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaggers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaggers thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jaggers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Jaggers moves out of range easily.
Jaggers throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaggers counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaggers misses with a hook
and Jaggers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaggers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jett Jaggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaggers cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos defending well as Jaggers loads up on a big left hand.
Jaggers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaggers throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Jaggers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Jaggers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a head kick but Jaggers moves out of range.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Jaggers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaggers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Jaggers misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaggers throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaggers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Jaggers checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Jaggers blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jaggers throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaggers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Jaggers throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jaggers throws an off balance right hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Jaggers misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaggers moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaggers.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Jaggers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Jaggers misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
letting Jaggers counter with a right hand.
Jaggers avoids the head kick by Santos.
Jaggers misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos takes one on the button.
Jesus Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaggers missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaggers misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaggers thinking.
Jaggers moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Jaggers misses with a takedown
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Jaggers in his tracks momentarily.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jaggers counter with a right hand.
Jaggers fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaggers throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santos misses the body punch
and Jaggers counters with a straight right hand.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaggers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Jaggers throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Jaggers misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Jaggers throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos misses with a hook
and Jaggers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaggers misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Jaggers throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos lands a head kick. Jaggers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaggers throws a right hand that misses
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaggers.
Jaggers swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Jaggers shrugs it off.
Jaggers fails to land the takedown.
Jaggers misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaggers throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Jaggers in his tracks momentarily.
Jaggers misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaggers thinking.
Santos scores with a kick to the body.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaggers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Jaggers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaggers's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses the body punch
and Jaggers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Jaggers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaggers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand

and Jaggers counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is looking to stand up but Jaggers isn't so interested in that idea.
Jaggers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Jaggers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jett Jaggers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaggers looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jaggers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaggers misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaggers misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jaggers misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaggers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaggers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaggers moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaggers scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jaggers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Santos!