PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall McSweeney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erwin Santan's chin.

Santan
vs
McSweeney

175 cm
25
274 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

193 cm
26
280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santan fails to land the takedown.
Santan shoots for a takedown but McSweeney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from McSweeney. No joy for Santan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Santan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McSweeney forces Santan back against the cage and clinches.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney 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.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney looking for a takedown.
Santan is looking for a takedown.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney works on Santan's body with a couple of short punches.

McSweeney jumps into guard, dragging Santan to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McSweeney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santan is one step ahead there.
McSweeney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santan wants to pass the guard but McSweeney is keeping the position.
Santan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney is controlling Santan's posture.
Santan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McSweeney some visible discomfort.
Santan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McSweeney is looking to reverse the position.
Santan throws an elbow but McSweeney slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Santan crashes against the mat.
McSweeney is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McSweeney is looking for a sweep.
McSweeney avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santan.
McSweeney is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santan is controlling him well.
Santan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santan landing strikes.
Santan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Santan.
Santan tries to score with some ground and pound. McSweeney controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Santan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Santan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McSweeney!
A nice elbow there by Santan.
Santan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McSweeney hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McSweeney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santan scoring with strikes but McSweeney is staying in there.
Santan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santan drops a big elbow. That's hurt McSweeney! More shots from Santan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Santan!
Post fight, Erwin Santan took to the microphone: 'Well slap my ass and call me "Sally"!'.