PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Quitoriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Quitoriano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quitoriano
vs
Santoro

190 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Quitoriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro misses with a series of wild punches.
Santoro lands a jab to Quitoriano's midsection.

Santoro tries to sprawl but Quitoriano drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Quitoriano seems to be working for a kimura but Santoro defends the submission attempt.
Santoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santoro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quitoriano stopping the sweep attempt from Santoro.
Santoro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Quitoriano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Santoro, not yet.

Quitoriano drops back looking for a leg! Santoro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santoro manages to kick Quitoriano off! Quitoriano jumps back into Santoro's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Santoro, not yet.

Quitoriano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santoro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santoro has escaped and now he's on top!
Santoro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santoro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quitoriano's head.
Quitoriano keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Quitoriano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Quitoriano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Quitoriano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santoro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santoro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quitoriano's head.
Santoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santoro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quitoriano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Quitoriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santoro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Quitoriano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santoro defends well.
Santoro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Quitoriano looking for a guillotine here but Santoro defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Quitoriano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santoro is aware though and is defending well.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Quitoriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro working some strikes from top position.

Quitoriano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Quitoriano's brow.
Quitoriano keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Santoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santoro scoring with some ground and pound.

Quitoriano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quitoriano keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Santoro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quitoriano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santoro sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Quitoriano working for a triangle but Santoro defends it easily.

Quitoriano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is stalling in the full guard.

Quitoriano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santoro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Quitoriano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santoro defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Quitoriano has his foot on Santoro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santoro works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitoriano keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Santoro works over Quitoriano with some ground and pound from guard.
Quitoriano keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santoro fails to land the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Quitoriano.

Quitoriano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santoro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Quitoriano is working for a kimura but Santoro is defending it quite comfortably.

Quitoriano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santoro defends it well.
Santoro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quitoriano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quitoriano's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control momentarily.
Quitoriano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santoro's guard. Nice work there by Quitoriano.
Quitoriano passes Santoro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santoro striking from half guard on the bottom.
Santoro lands with a few short shots to the body.

Quitoriano wants to work for an arm triangle but Santoro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santoro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Santoro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quitoriano!
Santoro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Santoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quitoriano is looking to escape.
Quitoriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santoro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santoro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quitoriano is trying desperately to improve position.
Santoro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santoro prevents Quitoriano from getting the reversal.
Santoro looking to control but Quitoriano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quitoriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santoro controlling the position easily from mount.
Santoro raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitoriano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Quitoriano actively working from the bottom here.
Santoro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quitoriano works his way to full guard. Good work.

Quitoriano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santoro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santoro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santoro landing some decent shots from guard.
Santoro slips nicely into half guard.
Santoro trying to control the action but Quitoriano is working from the bottom.
Santoro lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Santoro there.
Santoro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Quitoriano looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Quitoriano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quitoriano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santoro defends well.
Santoro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Quitoriano working for a triangle but Santoro defends it easily.
Santoro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Quitoriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santoro, as that shot connected.
Quitoriano takes one to the chin there.
Quitoriano blocks a jab.
Quitoriano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santoro as he avoids it easily.
Nicky Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santoro looks to land a combination but Quitoriano avoids it well.
Santoro misses the shot to the body.
Santoro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quitoriano sprawls well. Quitoriano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santoro gets slowly back to his feet.
Santoro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitoriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santoro.
Quitoriano moves away from the strike by Santoro.
Quitoriano fails with the takedown
and Santoro counters with a stiff right hand.
Santoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quitoriano on the side of the head.
Quitoriano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck for Santoro with that takedown attempt.
Vincent Quitoriano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Santoro.
Quitoriano dodges the punch combination from Santoro.

Santoro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santoro lands in his opponent's guard.

Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quitoriano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Quitoriano's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quitoriano has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santoro doesn't defend quickly enough and Quitoriano has managed to lock this one up! Can Santoro escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Quitoriano on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vincent Quitoriano!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Quitoriano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.