PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fardy has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Santos
vs
Fardy

195 cm
28
203 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Fardy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a leg kick but Fardy moved away.
Fardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fardy throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Fardy breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos thows a body kick. Fardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice cross by Fardy.
Fardy scores with a shot to the body.
Fardy looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos throwing a counter right hand but Fardy manages to avoid it.
Fardy looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fardy.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Fardy.
Fardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Oooooh!!! Fardy has knocked Santos down with a huge combo! Fardy steps away and waves a wobbly Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Santos is rocked!
Fardy lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Santos up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fardy from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Santos's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Fardy!
An out of breath Josh Fardy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.