PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Pereira Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Marden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Marden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pereira Dos Santos
vs
Marden

177 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Pereira Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Marden!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Marden circles away.
Marden tries to clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marden wants to clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pereira Dos Santos somewhat.
Marden tries to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos is having none of it.

Marden gets a clinch.
Marden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marden smiles and moves away.
Pereira Dos Santos punishes Marden's body with a nice straight punch.
Marden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jim Marden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marden tries to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos moves out of range.
Pereira Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Pereira Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marden wants to clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Pereira Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marden tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marden doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira Dos Santos circles away.

Marden instigates a clinch.
Marden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Roberto Pereira Dos Santos has been cut.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Marden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marden lands an elbow inside that Pereira Dos Santos shrugs off.
Pereira Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Marden holds him up against the cage and eventually Pereira Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Marden lands an elbow just above Pereira Dos Santos 's eye.
Pereira Dos Santos is trying to drag Marden to the mat but Marden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira Dos Santos jumps guard but Marden stands there with Pereira Dos Santos around his waist. Pereira Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Marden.
Pereira Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Pereira Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marden walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marden doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira Dos Santos circles away.
Marden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marden is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marden moves in looking to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos pushes him off.
Marden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pereira Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marden is looking to clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pereira Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marden tries to clinch there but Pereira Dos Santos circles away.
Pereira Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Marden tries to clinch there but Pereira Dos Santos circles away.
Marden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Marden.
Pereira Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marden wants to clinch.
Marden tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira Dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marden is looking to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos is avoiding it.

Pereira Dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.

Pereira Dos Santos is working to tighten is grip on Marden's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Marden has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pereira Dos Santos is really squeezing tight and eventually Marden passes out! Pereira Dos Santos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Pereira Dos Santos!