PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run to the hills. Santiago has chosen Get Em Up - Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pihl
vs
Santiago

175 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

164 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pihl clobbers Santiago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ralle Pihl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Pihl moves to clinch but Santiago breaks away
and Santiago counters with a good, hard body kick but Pihl shrugs it off.
Pihl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago connects with the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santiago throws a leg kick which misses Pihl's front leg but catches the back leg as Pihl tries to avoid it.
Pihl tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.

Santiago rushes Pihl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pihl is trying to pull guard but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Pihl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Santiago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santiago connects with a jab.
Pihl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago lands a nice hook to Pihl's body. Pihl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pihl tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santiago counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pihl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pihl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santiago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pihl is rocked!
Santiago lands a hook that stumbles Pihl back into the cage. Santiago follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Pihl to the canvas! Santiago pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Pihl has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carlos Santiago!
Carlos Santiago bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.