PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Marcus Braga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Braga
vs
Santos

179 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Braga showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos looks gassed!
Braga looking to pass the guard.
Braga is working hard here to advance position.
Braga trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Braga tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Braga tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Braga scores a takedown into full mount!
Braga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos stops Braga from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Braga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Braga has a good base and remains in mount.
Braga lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Braga cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Braga trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.

Santos is rocked!
Braga looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Braga finish him?

Braga has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga content just to control the position here.
Braga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?

Braga has control of Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Braga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Braga.
Braga raining down shots from the mount!
Braga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braga content just to control the position here.

Braga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Braga stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Braga shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Santos is unconscious as Braga celebrates over his stricken foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Marcus Braga!