PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zatarain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nine Inch Nails - Hurt. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zatarain
vs
Santos

178 cm
23
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Balco Boys - Hilo
BALCO MMA ELITE

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Zatarain pushes him off.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Zatarain saw it coming and moves away.
Zatarain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.

Zatarain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zatarain showed some decent athleticism there.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is trying to escape back to his feet but Zatarain uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Zatarain cracks Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zatarain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zatarain wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos parries the strikes from Zatarain easily there. Zatarain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santos to escape.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santos tries to kick Zatarain off but Zatarain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zatarain working the head and body with strikes.

Santos has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Zatarain. Oh but Santos has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Zatarain goes limp - he's gone! Santos jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pablo Santos!