PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Antonio Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santiago
vs
Antonio Camacho

181 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Luiz Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Antonio Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho with a poor takedown

and Santiago counters with a takedown into side control.
Camacho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Camacho is looking for a kimura but Santiago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camacho to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Camacho is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago trying to hold on to Camacho's head to control him but Camacho postures up.

Camacho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camacho on the ground.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
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!

Camacho is looking for a kimura but Santiago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camacho to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago gets back to full guard.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Camacho controlling him for the moment.
Camacho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santiago is keeping the position for now.
Santiago wants to stand up but Camacho is controlling him.
Santiago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Camacho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back.

Santiago is looking for a kimura but Camacho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Camacho tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Santiago has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Santiago with a couple of short strikes.
Camacho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Santiago there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Camacho regains half guard.

Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back.
Santiago is trying to control the action in half guard but Camacho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santiago is looking for submissions but instead, Camacho has regained full guard.

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

Camacho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santiago defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Santiago drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Camacho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santiago has Camacho in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Camacho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Antonio Camacho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santiago closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the cage.
Camacho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Santiago works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Antonio Camacho!