PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Sub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Apaga mais não bate( Jiu-jitsu ) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sub
vs
Santana

179 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Santana!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sub shoots and misses

and Santana counters with a shoot takedown. Sub fights it but they end up in guard.
Santana stands up over Sub, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Santana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sub has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santana has managed to get both his arms back between Sub's legs - danger averted.

Sub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sub trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.

Sub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Sub looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sub looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santana has picked Sub up and slammed him! Sub can't keep hold of the triangle and Santana manages to pass to side control!
Sub is breathing heavily.
Santana taking a breather here.
Santana landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sub is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana wants to control but Sub is keeping him busy.
Santana tries to move to mount but Sub blocks the move with his legs.
Sub manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Santana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santana is pulling down on Sub's head to control his posture.
Sub wants to pass the guard but Santana is keeping the position.
Sub trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana has control of Sub's left arm, preventing Sub from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sub sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's guard.
Sub trying to control from half guard but Santana is working away.
Sub trying to advance position but Santana counters by regaining guard.
Santana throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sub trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Sub won't allow Santana to get back to his feet.
Sub trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sub is fighting to break Santana's control of his arms but Santana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sub is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sub defends it easily.
Sub trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sub is one step ahead there.
Santana keeping full guard, as Sub tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sub wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.

Sub drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santana!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Santana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sub fails with the takedown

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

Sub actively working from the bottom here.
Sub regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sub looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sub doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sub keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.

Sub escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diego Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Santana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sub avoids the head kick by Santana.

Santana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sub's guard.
Santana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sub tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana wants to control from the top but Sub keeps moving.

Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Santana stands and steps away. Sub gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sub misses with a takedown

and Santana counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sub's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Sub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sub is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Sub can't keep his opponent in guard - Santana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub wants to get back to full guard.
Sub on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sub looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Santana pushes past his half guard into mount!
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santana controlling his opponent.
Santana prevents Sub from getting the reversal.
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sub is trying to escape the mount.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sub hang on?
Sub really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santana tries to control but Sub wriggling away.
Santana landing shots from mount.
Santana content just to control the position here.

Santana has hold of Sub's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sub manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sub can't escape the position.
Sub wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Santana controlling the position well here. Sub rolled but Santana kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Santana keeps control of the position as Sub tries to break free.
Sub is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santana throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sub could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Santana is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Sub won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Santana off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Santana!
In his post fight interview, Diego Santana gave a big smile as he said 'Quero agradecer ao meu mestre Yuri Carlton que sempre acreditou em mim e aos parceiros de Treinos, Tarcisio Rocha,Felipe Hodel,Rodrigo Pop e ao resto da equipe...Obrigadoooooo '.