PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Price (ranked 4834 p4p, 4920 weight class) and Michael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Price
vs
Santos

185 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos postures up.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos won't allow Price to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Price's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Price is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Price is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

Santos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Price defend it? Santos steps over the head and cranks it - Price is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Santos!