PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santiago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Asesinos - Los Crudos. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Santiago
vs
Santos

188 cm
30
198 lbs
17 - 2 - 1

191 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Santiago.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a hook
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santos rushes Santiago and presses him up against the ropes.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santiago pushes Santos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santiago is defending well for now.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santiago misses with a shot to the body
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santiago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Santiago is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santos tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Santiago's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.

Santiago is trying to trip Santos. He has hold of a leg but Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santiago persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santiago with a nice head shot there.
Santiago postures up.
Santiago postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santiago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santiago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Santiago pushes his legs off easily.
Santiago throws a big right hand that misses.

Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos looks gassed!
Santiago won't allow Santos to sweep him here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santiago defends well.
Santiago postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santiago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santiago landing with the ground and pound.
Santiago works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Santiago postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santiago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santiago loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santiago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Santiago drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Santiago off! Santiago jumps back into Santos's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Santiago throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos wants to stand but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to stand up but Santiago isn't so interested in that idea.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santiago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Santos is tightening it up a little... Santiago has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Santiago reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Santiago taps out! nice BJJ there by Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Santos!