PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, -Frank Sinatra - . 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.

Santiago
vs
Petrosyan

176 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago scores with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Petrosyan takes the fight into the clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Santiago avoids a kick to the body.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrosyan is looking to land body kicks.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a right hand.

Santiago jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Petrosyan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santiago is proving hard to escape from.
Santiago working a defensive guard here.

Petrosyan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A leg kick checked by Petrosyan.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Gevorg Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago blocks a head kick by Petrosyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago slips under a jab from Petrosyan.

Petrosyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Petrosyan holds him up against the cage and eventually Santiago drops back down to his feet.
Santiago jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Santiago around his waist. Santiago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Petrosyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Petrosyan is avoiding it.

Petrosyan clinches up against the cage.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Petrosyan.
Santiago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Petrosyan pushes him off.

Petrosyan darts in and clinches Santiago up against the cage.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrosyan to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrosyan smiles and moves away.
Santiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Santiago.
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily and Santiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.

Petrosyan rushes Santiago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrosyan smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gevorg Petrosyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely.
Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Petrosyan pushes him off.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.

Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Santiago in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan is pushing Santiago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrosyan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrosyan to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago jumps guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan leaning against his opponent.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrosyan to keep the fight standing.
Santiago jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Santiago around his waist. Santiago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Petrosyan drives through and clinches with Santiago against the cage.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Santiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santiago jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Santiago around his waist. Santiago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Santiago around his waist. Santiago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Petrosyan forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrosyan.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorge Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Santiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick from Petrosyan.
Santiago throws the left hand but Petrosyan avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Petrosyan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gevorg Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santiago is looking to clinch.

Petrosyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrosyan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan has Santiago pressed against the cage.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Petrosyan holds him up against the cage and eventually Santiago drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Petrosyan.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petrosyan pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Petrosyan pushes him off.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santiago.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Jorge Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.

Santiago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrosyan uses from the top position.

Santiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrosyan defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago has a closed guard, preventing Petrosyan from standing up.

Petrosyan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Santiago's closed guard. He's half up but Santiago has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Santiago pivots and extends the arm, Petrosyan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Santiago! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Santiago!
Jorge Santiago took some time post fight to say the following; 'My beautiful female fans - the after party is at Karter's suite in the red light district. Don't be intimidated by the competition.'.