PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Santana (ranked 6981 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Wood (ranked 7342 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Santana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santana
vs
Wood

160 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffery Wood!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Wood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana is trying to control Wood's posture but Wood avoids it.
Santana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santana manages to get back to half guard.
Santana is trying to stand.

Wood is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wood is looking for a kimura but Santana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wood to get the leverage.

Wood is trying for a kimura here. Santana looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wood wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffery Wood!