PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Braga

180 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

BUY ONE,GET TWO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Braga!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braga cracks Santos with a good jab.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Braga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braga fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

Santos scores with a takedown into Braga's guard.
Braga is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Braga looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Braga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Braga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Braga looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braga is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos passes Braga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos is looking to advance position but Braga won't allow it.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Braga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Braga is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Santos has his hands clasped together but Braga extends an breaks Santos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Braga.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Braga!