PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Beale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Santia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Javier Santia enters the cage!

Beale
vs
Santia

200 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Beale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Santia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beale as he jumps to the side.
Beale slaps away a takedown attempt from Santia, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Beale looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Beale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Santia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santia looks gassed!

Beale drops back looking for a leg! Santia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santia manages to kick Beale off! Beale jumps back into Santia's guard.
Santia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Beale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beale drops back looking for a leg! Santia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santia manages to kick Beale off! Beale jumps back into Santia's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beale passes into half guard.

Santia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beale is nestled in close to Santia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santia taking some punishment here, with Beale in his half guard.
Beale moves nicely into side control.
Santia misses with a strike from the bottom.

Beale in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Santia is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Beale!