PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JD Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNf46mZFSQg. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Santiago
vs
Chang

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JD Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deangelo Chang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang has his takedown stuffed

and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chang tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.

Santiago drags the fight down to the ground.
Chang wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Santiago managing to control the position.
Santiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chang!
Chang working to try and regain half guard.
Santiago controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santiago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santiago has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Santiago has a good base and remains in mount.
Santiago punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santiago sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santiago has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chang's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago avoids the attempt from Chang to control.
Chang is bucking up trying to escape but Santiago cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santiago blocks Chang's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santiago controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago is landing with some decent strikes but Chang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JD Santiago!