PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Midweight Try (ranked 3124 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Nick Santorino (ranked 380 p4p, 179 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Try
vs
Santorino

195 cm
27
192
4 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
193
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Midweight Try!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Santorino!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Try dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santorino slips under a jab from Try.
Santorino counters with a body kick.
Try cracks a nice hook into Santorino's ribs.
A big left from Try misses.
Try throws an off balance right hand
and Santorino counters with a one-two to the body.
Try throws a jab when Santorino was well out of range.
It seemed like Santorino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Try misses with a left hand
letting Santorino counter with a right hand.
Santorino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Santorino misses.
Try looks to throw the jab but Santorino is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Santorino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santorino moves out of range of the strikes.
Santorino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Try throws a hook but Santorino blocks it.
Try misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Try looks to land a left hand but Santorino moved out of range nicely.
Santorino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santorino ducks under a wild hook from Try.
It seemed like Santorino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Try scores with a jab to the body.
Santorino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Try connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santorino scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Nick Santorino has been cut.
Try misses with a right hand
and Santorino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Try is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santorino.
Try works Santorino's body with a nice hook.
A cross from Try lands.
The fighters circling - Try throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Santorino responds with a good body kick, but Try manages to step out the way in time.
Try misses with a shot to the body
enabling Santorino to counter with a crisp jab.

Try is rocked!
Try misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santorino counters with a big left hand that crumples Try! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Santorino!