PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fish Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nak has chosen Skillet - Hero ( Undisputed ) as his entrance music. Fish Nak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Santos
vs
Nak

190 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fish Nak!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos clinches with his opponent.

Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nak clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nak is covering up but some of the strikes from Santos are getting through and doing damage.

Nak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Santos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nak's head.
Nak covering up well under a series of strikes from Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nak defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Nak's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Nak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nak regains half guard.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nak sees it coming and defends easily.
Nak has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.

Santos is looking for a kimura but Nak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.

Nak actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos is trying for a kimura here. Nak looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Santos wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabio Santos!