QFC Tournament 766 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Padono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hines
vs
Padono

169 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Padono!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Padono gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Padono jumps guard.
Padono wants to get back to his feet but Hines is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hines might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hines tries to free his leg and advance position but Padono is retaining full guard.
Hines slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Padono.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padono is trying to maintain the position but Hines is very close to passing his half guard.
Padono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hines is looking to advance position but Padono won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hines is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Padono sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padono is looking for a sweep. Hines is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hines is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Padono has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hines wants to take a breather but Padono is having none of it.

Hines seems to be looking for submissions.
Hines controlling the action here.
Padono is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Padono keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Padono makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Padono.
Padono tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hines is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hines won't allow Padono to sweep him here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padono shoots in for a takedown but Hines shows good takedown defense.

Hines gets caught flat footed, as Padono shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hines wants to hit a switch here but Padono passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hines there!
Padono throwing strikes but Hines bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hines slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Padono keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padono wants to control the position but Hines says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Hines wants to work for an arm triangle but Padono is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hines is breathing heavily.
Padono trying to control here.
Padono wants to improve his position but Hines is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hines is working for a kimura but Padono is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Randy Hines will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Padono closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hines did well to prevent Padono getting side control.
Hines is not content to let Padono control the position.
Hines trying to hold on to Padono's head to control him but Padono postures up.
Hines controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padono wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hines keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Padono is working away from the top position though.

Hines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Padono scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hines is refusing to be controlled, as Padono sits in half guard.

Padono wants to work for an arm triangle but Hines is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hines works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Padono stands and throws Hines's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padono is looking to take a break and control but Hines is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hines parries the strikes from Padono easily there. Padono is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hines to escape.
Padono has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Padono lands an elbow.
Hines takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Padono tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hines tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padono trying to control the position but Hines is working away.
You can see the frustration on Hines's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hines is trying to improve his position.
Padono postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Padono moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Padono closes the distance and pushes Hines back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Padono lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hines backwards.
Hines is looking to control Padono's arms but Padono gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hines has his back to the cage.

Padono manages to break the clinch.

Padono closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hines quickly recovers to half guard.

Padono is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hines sees it coming and defends easily.
Hines won't allow Padono to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Padono pulls his head out easily.
Padono takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Padono showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hines takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Padono closes the distance and clinches.

Padono breaks from the clinch.

Hines dives in and scores a takedown into Padono's guard.
Hines prevents Padono from getting back to his feet.
Hines wants to control from the top but Padono keeps moving.
Hines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Padono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Padono throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hines advances position into side control!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Padono. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padono manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Padono is trying to stand.
Padono is looking for a sweep. Hines is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Padono is defending against the submission attempts here by Hines.
Hines wants to control but Padono is keeping him busy.
Hines stops Padono from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Padono tries to get to full guard but Hines has control of the leg.
Padono scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hines manages to mount him!
Hines wants to control the pace but Padono is squirming around nicely.
Padono is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Hines working for a submission but Padono is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines wants to control the pace but Padono is squirming around nicely.
Padono is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Padono is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Padono that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Donnie Padono has got the better of the ground game so far.
Padono can't escape the position.
Padono blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines looking to control but Padono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Padono is in all sorts of trouble here.
Padono slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Padono makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Padono.
Hines advances position into side control!
Hines misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Randy Hines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnie Padono is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Padono tries to buck Hines off but Hines is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Hines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hines has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Donnie Padono!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Donnie Padono!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Donnie Padono!

Donnie Padono wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Livinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sanchez
vs
Livinho

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, MC Livinho!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Livinho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Livinho is avoiding it.
Livinho throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez looks to throw a body kick
and Livinho counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Livinho clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Livinho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez jumps guard but Livinho stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Livinho prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez pulls Livinho into guard.

Sanchez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Livinho frees his head nicely. Oh but Sanchez has switched to an armbar! Livinho is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Carlos Sanchez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Maia
vs
Chung

178 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung throws a combination that misses

and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Chung didn't expect that.

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

Chung forces his way into half guard.
Chung lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Maia looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung moves into full mount! Maia won't be happy about that!
Maia is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Chung with good strikes from the mount here!
Maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maia wants to hold on but Chung pushes him away.
Maia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chung is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chung lands a couple of good shots and Maia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maia is keeping busy.
Chung scores with punches from the back.
Chung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chung seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chung drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Chung is nestled in close to Maia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia won't allow Chung to pass to mount.

Chung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maia sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia wants to control but Chung is keeping busy.
Chung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chung working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Maia is defending well.
Chung lands with a punch from half guard.
Maia trying to control but Chung postures up.
Nice strikes from Chung there.
Chung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maia!
Chung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung lands with some strikes.
Chung looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maia throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chung looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Chung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chung.
Maia tries to clinch there but Chung circles away.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chung feints the counter takedown.
Chung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Chung persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Chung, which made it look bad.

Chung drives through with a takedown into Maia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wang Chung has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chung connects with a nice short shot to Maia's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chung's back!

Maia looking for the RNC.
Chung trying to control the hands but Maia won't let him.
Chung is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maia wants to control but Chung manages to buck him off and is now in Maia's guard! Nice work there by Chung!
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chung on the ground.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Chung is proving a slippery customer.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Chung from controlling successfully.
Chung tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Chung with a nice head shot there.

Maia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chung passes into half guard.
Chung tries to pass to full mount but Maia defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chung trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia has hold of Chung's hands but Chung slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chung landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Chung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chung has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia tries to hold on but Chung postures up.
Chung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chung raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chung cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Chung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chung looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Chung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maia did well to prevent Chung getting side control.

Chung is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chung trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Chung has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
Chung tries to control but Maia wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung landing strikes from the mount and Maia is in trouble!
Maia tries to reverse the position but Chung maintains control.
Chung has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maia's face.
BOOM! Chung connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maia tries to hold on but Chung postures up.
Chung scoring with strikes but Maia is staying in there.
Maia wants to control but Chung is having none of it.
Wang Chung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Chung connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chung landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia tries to lock up and control but Chung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chung tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Maia is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chung raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chung controlling the position easily from mount.
Chung with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Chung.
Chung with shots to the head and body - Maia looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is in a horrible position here. Chung smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chung lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia is working to get back to half guard.
Jose Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chung with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Chung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wang Chung!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Wang Chung!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Wang Chung!

Wang Chung wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalwabib Stiopic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desman DeSantos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalwabib Stiopic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stiopic
vs
DeSantos

177 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalwabib Stiopic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desman DeSantos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSantos misses with a takedown attempt - Stiopic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DeSantos dives in and grabs Stiopic 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stiopic pushes down on DeSantos's head and hops out.
DeSantos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

DeSantos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stiopic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
DeSantos looking for a sweep. Not yet DeSantos, not yet.
Stiopic scoring with some ground and pound.
DeSantos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stiopic .
DeSantos controls Stiopic momentarily but Stiopic frees himself.
Stiopic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stiopic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSantos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stiopic landing with the ground and pound.
Stiopic throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiopic landing with the ground and pound.
Stiopic is in close to DeSantos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stiopic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stiopic lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stiopic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stiopic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stiopic passes DeSantos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stiopic connects with a nice short shot to DeSantos's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stiopic connects with a nice short shot to DeSantos's temple.
Stiopic working over DeSantos with some ground and pound. DeSantos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stiopic wants to free his trapped foot but DeSantos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
DeSantos looks winded!
Stiopic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DeSantos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Stiopic there.

Stiopic seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiopic passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeSantos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stiopic connects with a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Stiopic ! That's hurt DeSantos! Will he recover? Stiopic fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalwabib Stiopic !
Kalwabib Stiopic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.