PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santos (ranked 2805 p4p, 347 weight class) and Miller Gozu (ranked 3913 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Santos
vs
Gozu

188 cm
25
204 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

181 cm
31
198 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miller Gozu!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozu misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gozu loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Gozu wants to clinch.
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Gozu is quick to defend against it.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gozu doesn't seem bothered though.
Gozu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gozu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozu misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller Gozu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws the left hand but Gozu avoids the punch easily.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gozu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gozu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gozu tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozu is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gozu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos landing punches.
Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gozu looks a forlorn figure.
Gozu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gozu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gozu can't escape the position.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Gozu is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos cracks Gozu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gozu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos lands a couple of good shots and Gozu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gozu's head.
Gozu tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
Gozu is still trying to improve position.
Santos scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gozu is looking for a way out.
Gozu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Santos controlling from the back.
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gozu's head.
Santos not allowing Gozu to control his hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Santos. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gozu takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Santos lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gozu has hold of Santos's leg, trying to break free but it's let Santos lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Gozu is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Santos throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorge Santos!
Jorge Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Miller Gozu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you! Its a great night of fights so stick around!'.