PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raul Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santiago
vs
Goncalves

172 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goncalves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goncalves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!
Santiago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santiago scores with a punch to the head.
Goncalves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santiago circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves has a takedown stuffed.
Santiago cracks a nice hook into Goncalves's ribs.
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Goncalves should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Santiago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Santiago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goncalves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santiago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goncalves on the side of the head.
A cross from Santiago lands.
Santiago scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a one two! Goncalves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santiago stuns Goncalves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raul Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goncalves looks gassed!
Santiago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!

Goncalves is rocked!
Santiago lands with a right and another and another! Goncalves is in big trouble! Santiago lands again and this time it's lights out for Goncalves! A quality knockout there for Santiago.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raul Santiago!