PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago's entrance music is Asesinos - Los Crudos. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santiago
vs
Garcilazo

188 cm
42
198 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

180 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago blocks the body kick.
Santiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santiago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcilazo defends well and Santiago ends up having to push Garcilazo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Garcilazo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcilazo defends well and Santiago ends up having to push Garcilazo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcilazo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.

Garcilazo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcilazo counters with a low kick, right behind Santiago 's knee.
Santiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Garcilazo counters with a head kick that drops Santiago to the mat! Santiago scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Garcilazo. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.

Garcilazo darts in and clinches Santiago up against the cage.
Garcilazo gets underhooks to prevent Santiago's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Garcilazo.
A nice left hand lands by Garcilazo.

Garcilazo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt

and Garcilazo counters with a crisp one two that drops Santiago! Garcilazo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santiago to his feet! Santiago is in big trouble!

Santiago is rocked!
Garcilazo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcilazo counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Santiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Garcilazo lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Santiago up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Garcilazo from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Santiago's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Garcilazo!
Marty Garcilazo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.