PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Buehrle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Buehrle
vs
Santos

190 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

214 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Buehrle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos cracks Buehrle with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Santos.

Buehrle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buehrle looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buehrle.
Buehrle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Buehrle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Buehrle scores with a jab to the body.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buehrle manages to avoid it.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buehrle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos wants to clinch up but Buehrle keeps it at a distance.
Buehrle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buehrle misses with a kick to the body.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buehrle throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Buehrle lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos tried to score with a low kick but Buehrle checks it.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Buehrle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Buehrle backwards.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buehrle is breathing heavily.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.

Buehrle is rocked!
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Buehrle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos has Buehrle pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Buehrle is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Santos - that's hurt Buehrle badly! Oh, another knee lands and Buehrle is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Buehrle doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Anderson Santos!