PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob's entrance music is Oh my god.... A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bob
vs
Santos

189 cm
28
183 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

182 cm
31
173 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bob throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos forces his way into half guard.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bob has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bob regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Bob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bob postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bob, into his guard.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Maro Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Santos trying to control the position but Bob is working away.
Bob is looking for a sweep.
Santos working the body and head with strikes.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bob is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bob manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Santos is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bob has his hands clasped together but Santos extends an breaks Bob's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maro Santos!