PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santos Guerrera (ranked 4199 p4p, 5559 weight class) and Pablo Santiago (ranked 446 p4p, 554 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Guerrera
vs
Santiago

194 cm
18
218
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Guerrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guerrera closes the distance and pushes Santiago back into the cage.
Santiago jumps guard but Guerrera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerrera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Guerrera stalling in the clinch.
Guerrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Pablo Santiago has been cut.
Guerrera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Guerrera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guerrera prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago tries to score a body lock takedown but Guerrera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos Guerrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santiago.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Guerrera to keep the fight standing.
Guerrera connects with a knee to the head.
Guerrera scores with a knee to the head.
Santiago is trying to force a seperation but Guerrera has the dominant position.
Guerrera looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guerrera.

Santiago is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrera gets underhooks to prevent Santiago's takedown attempt.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerrera finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guerrera keeps control of Santiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guerrera has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Santiago - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Guerrera, and another! Santiago is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Santos Guerrera!