PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gracie
vs
Santiago

180 cm
27
179 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silva Santiago!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santiago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Santiago prevents Gracie from improving his position.

Santiago is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santiago pulls his head out easily.

Santiago is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santiago pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Santiago is working for a submission of some sort.
Santiago is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santiago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.

Santiago is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gracie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Santiago pushes past his half guard into mount!
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santiago is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santiago looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Santiago has control of the leg.

Santiago is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Santiago wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Santiago seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santiago is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Santiago is tapping! Great win for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royce Gracie!