PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Santos (ranked 4190 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 308 p4p, 309 weight class). Cuervo has chosen The Green Man as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Cuervo

180 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Wrestler Wayfare
Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $95

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismael Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Cuervo misses.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Cuervo misses with a wild body shot.

Santos rushes Cuervo and presses him up against the cage.

Santos decides to pull guard.

Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cuervo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cuervo throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Cuervo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Cuervo postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo postures up.
Santos working a defensive guard but Cuervo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cuervo slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Cuervo controlling the pace.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos gets full guard.
Cuervo wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is trying to control the position but Cuervo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo cracks Santos with a solid left hand.

Santos looking for subs off his back but Cuervo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Santos is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cuervo trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Cuervo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cuervo is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuervo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cuervo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Santos is rocked!
Cuervo content to control rather than advance.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuervo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Santos quite badly. Santos pulls Cuervo in close trying to recover. Cuervo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Santos on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Santos doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Cuervo!
A less than humble Jose Cuervo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.