PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lem Hong (ranked 3653 p4p, 4896 weight class) and Juanito Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hong
vs
Santos

165 cm
25
131
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
135
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lem Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juanito Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong misses the body punch

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Hong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hong trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Hong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hong trying to control the pace.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hong. 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.

Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hong pulls his head out easily.
Hong controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Hong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

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.
Santos tries to roll over but Hong keeps him under control.
Hong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hong landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Hong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Hong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Hong's body position as best he can.
Hong blocks Santos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
We've been informed that Santos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Hong blocks Santos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Hong isn't that keen on the idea.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Hong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hong controlling from the full mount.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lem Hong 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.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Hong back into the cage.

Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Hong passes into half guard.
Hong is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hong seems content to control.
Hong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Hong is trying for a kimura here. Santos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hong wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lem Hong!