PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenson Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andro Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Luck

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andro Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jenson Luck!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luck dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Luck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luck connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Luck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Luck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Luck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Luck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Luck drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Luck off! Luck jumps back into Santos's guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luck connects with a couple of short punches.
Luck landing some decent shots from guard.

Luck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Luck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Luck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luck forces his way into half guard.

Luck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Luck thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
Luck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luck wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luck slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos keeping control of the position.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Luck lands with a punch from half guard.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Luck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Luck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Luck working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Luck seems to be looking for submissions.
Luck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luck on the ground.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Luck maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Luck has cracked it and Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Luck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenson Luck!