PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Santia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Noel
vs
Santia

176 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Santia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Noel darts in and clinches Santia up against the cage.

Santia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel looks for a takedown but Santia sprawls well.
Noel shoots in for a takedown but Santia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Noel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Noel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santia did well to prevent Noel getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noel not doing much here.

Santia is defending against the submission attempts here by Noel.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Santia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Santia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santia trying to control but Noel is having none of it.

Santia working for a guillotine from mount but Noel is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santia has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Noel is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Javier Santia!