PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzuke Hiroshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Deep Space 9mm as his entrance music. Ruben Santana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hanzuke Hiroshiba's chin.

Hiroshiba
vs
Santana

184 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanzuke Hiroshiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruben Santana!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiroshiba looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Hiroshiba connects with a body shot.
Santana misses with a hook
and Hiroshiba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santana's knee momentarily.
Santana misses with a low kick.
Santana throws a leg kick

and Hiroshiba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santana won't be happy with that.

Hiroshiba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santana looks to move to half guard but instead Hiroshiba has passed into mount! Damn!
Hiroshiba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santana is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiroshiba has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiroshiba cracks Santana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hiroshiba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santana's face.
Hiroshiba dominating with strikes here.
Santana tries to hold on but Hiroshiba postures up.
Hiroshiba scoring with strikes but Santana is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is trying to escape the mount.
Santana looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hiroshiba lands a series of strikes from the back and Santana goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanzuke Hiroshiba!