PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Christian Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
Bullard

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vikai Gear
Atlantis

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails with the takedown.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Bullard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard lands with a left to the head.
Bullard lands a left hand.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullard lands a right hand.
Bullard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullard digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Bullard digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Bullard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bullard after a bit of a struggle.
Bullard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Bullard.
Bullard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullard throws a head punch that misses.
Bullard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
Bullard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bullard walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bullard closes the distance and clinches.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullard's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bullard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bullard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bullard lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullard tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullard.
Bullard scores with a hook to the body.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard lands a nice uppercut.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bullard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Still in the clinch, Bullard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bullard lands a nice uppercut.
Bullard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Santos is rocked!
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullard.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Bullard presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bullard lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Bullard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Bullard lands an uppercut.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Bullard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bullard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bullard has him pressed against the cage.
Bullard lands with a right to the head.
Bullard throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Bullard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Bullard celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.