PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Choosen One by Forever in Terror. Saukko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . This should be fireworks!

Santos
vs
Saukko

191 cm
29
184 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

182 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saukko. That one must have hurt.
Santos throws a series of punches but Saukko moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saukko.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saukko momentarily.
Saukko throws a body kick that misses.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Saukko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Santos gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saukko wants to control but Santos postures up.
Santos working the ground and pound but Saukko is defending the strikes.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saukko has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko manages to get back to half guard.
Saukko tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saukko is looking to escape.
Santos throwing strikes but Saukko recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos prevents Saukko from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saukko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos stalling away here and it's allowed Saukko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Santos won't allow Saukko to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

Saukko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Santos is really struggling to control Saukko but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Santos has gone for a leg lock! Saukko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Saukko is proving a slippery customer.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Pablo Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Saukko is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saukko - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saukko. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Saukko misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saukko takes one on the button.
Saukko ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Santos dominated that round.
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.

Saukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Saukko thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos walks into a jab.
Saukko throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos avoids the head kick by Saukko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saukko.
Saukko loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saukko catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saukko.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Saukko.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saukko counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos slips under a jab from Saukko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Saukko.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Saukko slips a jab from Santos.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Saukko finds it's target.
Saukko is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos moves out of range as Saukko strikes.
Saukko throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saukko.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Saukko counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saukko tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Saukko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saukko looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Saukko saw that one coming.
Saukko throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Saukko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Per Saukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos looks for a takedown but Saukko sprawls well.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Saukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukko is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saukko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Santos misses.
Saukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Saukko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saukko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crunch! Saukko slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Saukko shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko misses with a straight left.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Saukko misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Santos throws a low kick but Saukko moves out of range easily.
Saukko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saukko misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.

Saukko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos pushes Saukko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saukko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Santos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukko lands a shot to the head.
Pablo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Santos to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Saukko is punishing Santos with some ground and pound.
Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Saukko lands a shot to the body.
Will Saukko go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Saukko has good solid back control here.
Santos is really stuck here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Saukko landing with strikes.
Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko 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.

Santos with a poor takedown
and Saukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Santos.

Santos gets caught napping as Saukko dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Saukko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saukko prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Saukko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
Saukko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Saukko has passed into mount! Damn!
Saukko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santos is in a horrible position here. Saukko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saukko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Saukko has a good base and remains in mount.
Saukko looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!

Santos is rocked!
Saukko lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saukko cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saukko drops a big elbow. That's hurt Santos! More shots from Saukko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Saukko!
Per Saukko is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Per Saukko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.