PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

van Bommel
vs
Sanchez

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Horst van Bommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from van Bommel.

van Bommel scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but van Bommel is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez looking to control.

Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
van Bommel trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
van Bommel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing van Bommel from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sanchez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but van Bommel is defending well. Sanchez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! van Bommel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sanchez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Sanchez!