PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bigjones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digao Sanantonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digao Sanantonio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Orlando Bigjones's chin.

Bigjones
vs
Sanantonio

190 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digao Sanantonio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigjones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanantonio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bigjones.
Sanantonio misses with a wild combination.
Bigjones misses with a wild combination.
Bigjones lands with a nice combination. Sanantonio backs away looking to recover.
Bigjones swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanantonio.
Sanantonio misses with a two punch combination.

Bigjones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanantonio, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanantonio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bigjones gets an underhook and turns Sanantonio into the cage.
Sanantonio with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bigjones drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanantonio looking to pass the guard.

Bigjones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigjones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sanantonio gets tackled into the cage by Bigjones. Bigjones maintains the clinch.
Bigjones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanantonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigjones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bigjones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanantonio throws an elbow but it misses.
Bigjones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bigjones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanantonio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Orlando Bigjones has been cut.
Sanantonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigjones is trying to force a seperation but Sanantonio has the dominant position.
Bigjones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bigjones is trying to push Sanantonio away but Sanantonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bigjones is trying to push Sanantonio away but Sanantonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bigjones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanantonio lands a damaging elbow.
Bigjones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanantonio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Sanantonio. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanantonio looks to land a body kick but Bigjones moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanantonio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bigjones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bigjones.
Bigjones misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bigjones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanantonio defending well as Bigjones loads up on a big left hand.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanantonio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigjones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanantonio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanantonio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanantonio wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bigjones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sanantonio.
Bigjones lands with a hook. Sanantonio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bigjones moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanantonio misses with the combination.
Sanantonio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bigjones circles away quickly and effectively.
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanantonio as he avoids it easily.
Sanantonio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bigjones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanantonio fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanantonio throws a nice looking combination but Bigjones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanantonio looks gassed!
Sanantonio looks to land a left hand but Bigjones moved out of range nicely.
Bigjones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanantonio circles away quickly and effectively.
Digao Sanantonio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bigjones misses with a double jab.
Bigjones looks to land a right hand but Sanantonio moved out of range.
Sanantonio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bigjones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bigjones slips a jab and a cross from Sanantonio.
Sanantonio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bigjones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanantonio circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanantonio.
Bigjones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanantonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigjones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanantonio.
Bigjones misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanantonio tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones lands a right hook to the body.
Bigjones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanantonio moves in looking to clinch but Bigjones pushes him off.
Sanantonio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanantonio swinging wildly here.
Bigjones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigjones scores with a shot to the body.
Sanantonio tries to clinch but Bigjones moves out of range.
Bigjones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Sanantonio.
Sanantonio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bigjones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigjones throws a shot from downtown. Sanantonio moves away and avoids it.
Sanantonio throws a combination. Bigjones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Orlando Bigjones's cut is getting worse.
Bigjones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Orlando Bigjones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orlando Bigjones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bigjones scores with a jab to the body.
Bigjones feints a jab promting Sanantonio to slip. Bigjones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanantonio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bigjones misses with a hook. Sanantonio ducked under it nicely.
Orlando Bigjones is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanantonio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanantonio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Bigjones has closed the distance and engaged Sanantonio in a clinch.
A short left from Bigjones.
Bigjones tries to break the clinch but Sanantonio is controlling the position.
Bigjones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bigjones has had enough of the clinch but Sanantonio keeps him there for the moment.
Bigjones blocks an elbow strike from Sanantonio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bigjones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanantonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bigjones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanantonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanantonio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanantonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bigjones's defenses.
Sanantonio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanantonio keeps control of Bigjones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanantonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bigjones is trying to break the clinch but Sanantonio is controlling him.
Bigjones wants to break free but Sanantonio has control.
Bigjones tries to break free but Sanantonio pushes him back against the cage.
Orlando Bigjones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bigjones as Sanantonio tries to tie him up.
Bigjones is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanantonio has double underhooks.
Sanantonio lands an elbow that stopped Bigjones in his tracks for a moment.
Bigjones is trying to break free.
Bigjones tries to break the clinch but Sanantonio is controlling the position.
Bigjones tries to break free but Sanantonio pushes him back against the cage.
Bigjones is trying to push Sanantonio away but Sanantonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bigjones manages to break the clinch.
Bigjones circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanantonio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bigjones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Bigjones scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigjones takes a swing at Sanantonio's ribcage but misses.
Bigjones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanantonio.
Sanantonio ducks under a wild hook from Bigjones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigjones throws a shot from downtown. Sanantonio moves away and avoids it.
Sanantonio tries to clinch up but Bigjones circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanantonio looks to land a body kick but Bigjones moved away.
Bigjones throws a right and a left that Sanantonio avoids nicely.
Sanantonio throws a hook to the side of Bigjones's head but Bigjones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanantonio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bigjones misses with a body shot.
Bigjones walks into a left hand.

Orlando Bigjones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bigjones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanantonio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanantonio. Bigjones does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanantonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigjones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bigjones moves into the clinch.
Bigjones wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanantonio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bigjones is trying to break the clinch but Sanantonio is controlling him.
Bigjones takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Orlando Bigjones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanantonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigjones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bigjones blocks the elbow strike.
Sanantonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigjones is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanantonio has double underhooks.
Sanantonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bigjones's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orlando Bigjones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Digao Sanantonio!