PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oh Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cannibal Corpse - Blood Drenched Execution. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Santos
vs
Yeah

195 cm
26
203 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
191 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oh Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Yeah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos blocks the body kick.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yeah.
Yeah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Yeah tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Yeah avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Yeah dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos tries to work over Yeah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeah.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yeah or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Yeah digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Yeah misses with the head strike.
Santos tries a body shot but Yeah blocks it.
Nice body punch from Yeah.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeah works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeah's elbow.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeah avoids the damage to the body.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeah backwards.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Yeah blocks it.
Santos blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Yeah.
We've been informed that Yeah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yeah tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Yeah blocks an uppercut.
Yeah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries a body shot but Yeah blocks it.
Yeah is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yeah struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Yeah throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeah backwards.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Oh Yeah has been cut.
Yeah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Yeah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yeah gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeah.
Yeah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Yeah lands a body punch.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeah.
Yeah tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Yeah back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yeah.
Yeah working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Yeah.
Yeah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Yeah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yeah misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeah misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Yeah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yeah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeah cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Yeah has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yeah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yeah misses with some punches.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Yeah controls the action.
Yeah tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Yeah back against the cage.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Yeah tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Yeah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yeah misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos gets through Yeah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeah.
Yeah looking for a takedown.
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 Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oh Yeah's cut.
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 avoids the head kick by Yeah.
Yeah avoids the head kick by Santos.
Yeah lands with a right hand.
Yeah delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeah. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeah tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos blocks a head kick by Yeah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos wants to slow Yeah down by chopping away at his legs.
Yeah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yeah.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yeah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeah with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yeah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Santos.
Yeah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeah misses with a knee to the head.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yeah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yeah misses with an elbow strike.
Yeah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeah digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yeah working aggressively here.
Yeah takes a shot to the head.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yeah is breathing heavily.
Yeah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeah is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yeah working aggressively here.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeah's elbow.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Yeah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeah backwards.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeah is defending well for now.
Yeah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yeah scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos tries to work over Yeah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
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!
Yeah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lionel Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yeah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Yeah.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeah blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Yeah as the two fighters clinch.
Yeah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Yeah tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Yeah back against the cage.
Yeah throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Yeah.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos blocks a body shot from Yeah.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yeah backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yeah.
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 Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oh Yeah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The fighters circling - Yeah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yeah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeah throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Yeah misses with a hook.
Santos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yeah throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Yeah 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos clinches.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Yeah dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Yeah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
Yeah presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeah.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeah misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Yeah shrugs off.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeah controls his hands.
Yeah misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeah wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yeah working aggressively here.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yeah throws a head punch that misses.
Yeah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Yeah dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeah.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeah backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yeah.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Yeah in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Oh Yeah's cut even more.
Yeah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yeah avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeah's elbow.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeah lands a right hand.
Yeah misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yeah.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Yeah controls the action.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeah avoids it.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeah avoids it.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeah.
Yeah lands a right hand.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Yeah avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Yeah tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yeah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeah throws a head punch that misses.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeah avoids the damage to the body.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Santos.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Yeah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Santos!
Lionel Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.