PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Field might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Best of Sakuraba. Nicky Santoro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Field
vs
Santoro

162 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Santoro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Field napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santoro controlling the position.
Santoro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Field explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Field displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santoro.
Santoro misses with a double jab.
Field is looking to land body kicks.
Field throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Field misses with a looping right.

Santoro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field is trying to stand up here but Santoro is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is controlling the pace.
Santoro tries to pass to full mount but Field defends it.
Santoro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nicky Santoro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Santoro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Field did well to prevent Santoro getting side control.
Field looks like he's trying to stand up.
Field is breathing heavily.
Field keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working Field over with strikes.
Field tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santoro manages to move to mount!
Santoro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santoro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Santoro scoring with strikes but Field is staying in there.
Santoro controlling the pace for now.
Field is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santoro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Santoro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Field is trying to stand up.
Santoro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Field can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Field is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Field trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Santoro cracks Field with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santoro working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Field is trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro lands with some strikes.
Field tries to buck Santoro off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Field is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santoro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santoro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Field is in a horrible position here. Santoro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santoro lands a big shot there that rocks Field but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santoro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoro lands a big shot there that rocks Field but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Santoro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Field's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santoro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santoro lands a heavy elbow.
Santoro looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro scoring with strikes but Field is staying in there.
Santoro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santoro controlling the position easily from mount.
Santoro scoring with strikes but Field is staying in there.
Santoro lands a big shot there that rocks Field but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Field bucks up and throws Santoro to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Field's head.
Santoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Santoro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Field wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santoro swinging wildly here.
Field throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Field swings widly with a right hand

and Santoro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santoro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Field pushes Santoro off but Santoro dives into side control.
Field is trying to buck Santoro off.
Santoro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santoro in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Field pushes Santoro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santoro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Field prevents Santoro from improving position.
The referee asks Santoro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Santoro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Santoro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field is looking to get back to his feet here but Santoro is keeping cool and he's managed to take Field's back.
Santoro lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Field hold on?!
Santoro really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Field.
Field trying to get back to his feet but Santoro is in full control for now.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santoro scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Field hold on?
Santoro controls the action.
Field controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Santoro is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Santoro lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Field right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Santoro controls the action.
Santoro scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Santoro lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Field hold on?!
Errol Field has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santoro has his opponent's back but Field is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Santoro.

Field gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santoro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santoro stays in close to Field's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Field's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santoro 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Santoro!