PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Santos (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.

Lawson
vs
Santos

205 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarred Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Lawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Santos darts in and clinches Lawson up against the cage.
Lawson jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lawson back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jarred Lawson has been cut.
Santos scores with a nice strike.

Santos rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Lawson badly! Santos follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Lawson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Santos finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Santos!