PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Andre Riberio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andre Riberio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Riberio
vs
Santiago

185 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Riberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riberio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santiago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Riberio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riberio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santiago tries to bench press Riberio off him but Riberio keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Santiago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riberio wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.

Riberio tries for a kimura but Santiago is defending well.
Riberio working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santiago keeps working.
Santiago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santiago controlling the action here.
Riberio is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Santiago passes to full mount!
Riberio stops Santiago from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Riberio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santiago in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santiago is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riberio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santiago.
Santiago is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Riberio reverses the position - he's now on top in Santiago's guard.
Santiago keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Riberio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santiago is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Santiago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Santiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riberio defends well.
Riberio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Santiago looking for a guillotine here but Riberio defends easily.

Santiago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riberio defends it easily.

Santiago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santiago working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riberio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riberio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Santiago is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Riberio rolls with it to try and escape but Santiago cranks on the arm and Riberio is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Santiago!
A very excited looking Miguel Santiago made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.