PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gina Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Leroy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Santos
vs
Leroy

171 cm
18
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Pure Fight Science

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos checks a low kick from Leroy.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Leroy avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos tries to clinch there but Leroy circles away.
Gina Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leroy's head.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy is having none of it.
Santos throws a head kick but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Leroy misses with a straight right.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos throws a right hand that Leroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leroy also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Leroy moved away.
Leroy misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leroy shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leroy misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Leroy misses.

Leroy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santos!

Leroy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Santos is on top in guard.
Leroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Leroy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leroy looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leroy looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leroy is proving hard to escape from.

Santos gets to his feet - Leroy follows without any prompting.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Leroy takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroy.
Santos cracks Leroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
A head kick from Santos lands but Leroy takes it in his stride.

Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Santos.

Leroy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leroy working Santos over with strikes.

Leroy is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos won't allow Leroy to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Leroy.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leroy blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand

and Leroy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Leroy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leroy controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leroy trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leroy on the ground.
Leroy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Leroy thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
Leroy throws a body kick the misses
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gina Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leroy looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Leroy does no damage.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Leroy.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leroy has him pressed against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Leroy circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos lands a head kick!
Leroy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Leroy misses.
Leroy avoids the head kick by Santos.

Leroy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Leroy stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Santos looks for the body kick but Leroy saw that one coming.
Leroy throws a left that rocks Santos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Leroy dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santos regain composure!

Santos is rocked!

Leroy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santos is trying to escape and Leroy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Leroy! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Leroy!