PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Gretz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Santos
vs
Gretz

205 cm
26
286 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geronimo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Gretz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gretz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretz is looking to improve his position.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

We're going to have a standup here because Geronimo Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Gretz's guard.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Gretz blocks nicely.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gretz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Geronimo Santos.
Gretz tries to clinch up

and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Gretz didn't expect that.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Geronimo Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gretz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Gretz getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Geronimo Santos!