PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 1097 p4p, 55 weight class) and Marcus Santana (ranked 22641 p4p, 362 weight class). Santana has chosen Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Drawers
vs
Santana

169 cm
23
146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

155 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Santana!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drawers connects with a single shot there.
Drawers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santana clobbers Drawers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drawers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Santana tries to keep at a distance but Drawers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drawers misses with some punches.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Drawers.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Drawers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Drawers.
Drawers throws a body kick that misses.
Drawers blocks a head kick by Santana.

Drawers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Drawers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drawers pushing down on Santana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Drawers there.

Drawers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drawers.
Drawers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Drawers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santana missing with punches from the bottom.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Drawers is looking for a kimura here.

Drawers is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gets back to full guard.
Drawers stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
Drawers advances position into side control!
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Drawers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Drawers takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Santana tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drawers looking for the choke but no joy.

Santana defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Drawers's arms.

Drawers is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Drawers is cranking Santana's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Santana! He's tightened the choke and Santana is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chester Drawers!
In his post fight interview, Chester Drawers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.