PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Kincade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santiago
vs
Kincade

176 cm
31
135 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

162 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kincade blocks a head kick by Santiago.
Kincade throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Kincade is predictable there
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Kincade will be more careful next time no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Santiago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kincade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Kincade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kincade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kincade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kincade. Kincade obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Kincade moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kincade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kincade tries to work over Santiago's front leg with a kick but Santiago checks it.
Santiago slips a jab from Kincade.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kincade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Kincade misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Kincade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kincade misses with a looping right.
Kincade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santiago.
Kincade throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Kincade! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Santiago!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Santiago!