PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Strider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strider kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neurosonic - Until I die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strider
vs
Santos

180 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Win Nutritional

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Strider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos is looking to clinch but Strider is avoiding it.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Eric Strider has been cut.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.

Strider is rocked!
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Strider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strider seems to have got his legs back now.
Strider dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up but Strider circles away and keeps his distance.
Strider dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Strider moved away.
Santos tries to clinch there but Strider circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Strider. That snapped Santos's head back.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick but Strider moves out of range.
Strider lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Strider throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
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!

Strider lands a left and a right that send Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Strider thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Santos is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Santos has been cut.
Strider turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strider scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strider cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Strider comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strider fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strider lands with a right that hurts Santos. Santos looks to clinch but Strider throws a short knee that drops Santos. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Eric Strider!