PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Santos

185 cm
27
183 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

182 cm
28
173 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith lands with some strikes.

Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Smith prevents Santos from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Santos is trying to keep Smith in close.

Santos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Santos up and slammed him! Santos can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
Santos struggling a bit here.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos misses with a strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Santos trying to control but Smith postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos trying to get back to full guard but Smith takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Santos tries to improve his position but Smith has taken his back! Smith has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Santos tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Smith pushes Santos away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Smith!