PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Diego De Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conde's choice of entrance music: Tic Tic Tac. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Diego De Santiago
vs
Conde

180 cm
19
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diego De Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Conde!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santiago.
Conde cracks De Santiago with a good jab.
Conde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Santiago wants to clinch up but Conde keeps it at a distance.
Conde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Santiago.
Conde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Santiago wants to clinch
and Conde counters with a stiff right hand.
Conde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Santiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conde manages to avoid it.
De Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Conde tries to sprawl out of it but De Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Conde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conde pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiago tries to clinch but Conde moves out of range.
De Santiago takes one on the button.
Horrible takedown by De Santiago or perhaps it was just good defense by Conde which made him look bad.
Conde lands with an overhand left.

De Santiago is rocked!
De Santiago ducks into an uppercut from Conde and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Conde!