PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tranus Vonglolia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vonglolia
vs
Santiago

183 cm
27
179 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tranus Vonglolia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romero Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago throws a low kick but Vonglolia avoids it.
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.

Vonglolia has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.

Vonglolia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vonglolia leaves Santiago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Vonglolia. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Tranus Vonglolia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Santiago.
Vonglolia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vonglolia feints and as Santiago raises his hands in defense, Vonglolia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Santiago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vonglolia defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vonglolia is aware though and is defending well.

Santiago is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vonglolia has his hands clasped together but Santiago extends an breaks Vonglolia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Santiago.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romero Santiago!