PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleiman Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleiman Assad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santana
vs
Assad

167 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scot Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Suleiman Assad!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Santana can't get the takedown.
Santana looking to stall.
Assad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scot Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Scot Santana has been cut.
Assad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad cracks Santana with an open hand slap.

Santana is rocked!
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Assad drops Santana with a huge uppercut! Santana drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Assad is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleiman Assad!