PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Messner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Riding All Night And Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santos
vs
Messner

170 cm
26
130 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

174 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Messner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messner lands a jab.
Messner connects with a body shot.
Messner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Messner scores with a nice right hand.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Messner is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Messner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Messner misses the shot to the body.
Messner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Messner tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Messner misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Messner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Messner tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Mike Messner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos clinches up with Messner and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos keeps control of Messner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
Nice elbow from Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Messner's brow.
Santos blocking some punches.
Messner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Messner avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Messner is keeping busy.
Messner working aggressively here.
Messner lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Messner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Messner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Messner avoids it.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Messner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner throws a head punch that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos working Messner over with knees to the body.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos keeps control of Messner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messner blocks an elbow strike.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Messner up against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Messner in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Messner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Messner.
Santos trying to stall but Messner improves his position.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Messner takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos stalling.
Messner avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Messner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Messner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Messner is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Santos lands an elbow just above Messner 's eye.
Santos has Messner pressed against the cage, preventing Messner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Messner 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.

Messner is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messner misses with a looping left.
Messner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messner counters with a nice uppercut.
Messner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Messner throws out a powerful jab.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Messner misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner falls off balance throwing a combination

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Messner.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Messner in his tracks for a moment.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow just above Messner 's eye.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Messner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Messner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Messner avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Messner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
George Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Messner is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messner swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Messner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Messner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Messner gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Messner misses with the head strike.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Messner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Messner fails to land.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
A frustrated look appears on Messner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Messner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Messner is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messner can't break the clinch.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Messner lands with a short shot to the head.
Messner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messner is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Messner thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Messner circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Messner misses the target.
Santos tries to clinch
and Messner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Messner wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Messner lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Messner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Messner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Messner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Messner.
Santos defending well as Messner loads up on a big left hand.
Messner lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Mike Messner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Messner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Messner misses.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Messner scores with a nice head shot.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Messner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Messner.
Messner loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Messner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Messner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Messner swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Messner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos staying out of range there.
Messner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Messner counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messner. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Santos darts in and clinches Messner up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messner blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Messner.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Messner misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messner is defending well for now.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Messner misses with a punch on the inside.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Messner misses with some punches.
Santos stalling.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Messner.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Messner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Messner misses with the head strike.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Messner breaks the clinch.
Messner misses with a wild body shot.
Messner throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Messner.
Santos wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Messner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Messner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Messner!