PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killer in me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gregory House has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

House
vs
Santana

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

184 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Santana!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

House bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santana is looking to regain half guard here but House keeps moving and retains side control.
Santana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
House is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santana!
House is breathing heavily.
House sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana is looking to improve his position but House isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House scoring with strikes but Santana is staying in there.
Santana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santana is staying active underneath House, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Santana looking for submissions off his back.
House passes to full mount!
Santana is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House controlling his opponent.
House tries to control but Santana wriggling away.
Santana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santana can do anything to dispel that myth.

House is working for a submission of some sort.

Santana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.

Santana has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, House escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by House!
House trying to control the position but Santana is working away.
Santana tries to bench press House off him but House keeps the position.
Santana manages to work his way to half guard, despite House's best efforts.

Santana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santana wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.

Santana looking for submissions off his back.
Santana is looking for a sweep. House is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Santana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and House counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.

Santana working for a triangle but House defends it easily.

House avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory House dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santana lands in his opponent's guard.

Santana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but House manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santana has House in his guard.

Santana throws his legs up looking for a submission but House uses it to pass to side control.

House working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
House trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom.
House really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
House tries to stand but can't do so whilst Santana controls his leg.

Santana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.

Santana looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana wants to get back to full guard but House has passed into side control.

That's two 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.
Santana gets back to half guard.
House looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
House has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
House tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to improve his position but instead House has taken his back!
Santana turns into House and is now in his guard.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.

Santana drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and House dives on top into guard.

Santana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Santana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Santana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. House stacks Santana on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by House!
Gregory House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked House off and has taken his back!
House tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Santana jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… House is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by House and Santana has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
House is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
House is looking for a sweep. Santana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory House dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Santana misses with a takedown attempt

and House decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santana's guard.
House is pushing down on Santana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santana is fighting to maintain full guard but House has managed to sneak the leg through.

Santana actively working from the bottom here.

House decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
House doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santana counters with a shoot takedown. House fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Santana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! House is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santana, into his guard.
House trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

House avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Santana looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! House has picked Santana up and slammed him! Santana can't keep hold of the triangle and House manages to pass to side control!
Santana is trying to improve his position.
Santana tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but House presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Santana tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
The referee warns Santana that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
House tries to control but Santana wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice elbow there by House.
House can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
House can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Santana is wriggling around trying to escape.

House looking to secure an arm triangle but Santana defends it well.
Santana is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House landing punches.
Santana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
House lands a big shot there that rocks Santana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Santana is desperately trying to improve his position but House has a good base and remains in mount.
Santana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santana.
House trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Santana actively working from the bottom here.

Santana looking for submissions off his back.
Roman Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Santana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Santana actively working from the bottom here.

Santana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory House showed his dominance in that final round.
Well House has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory House!