PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Santucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Bolowski (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.

Santucci
vs
Bolowski

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevo Santucci!
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, Barry Bolowski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santucci clinches up against the cage.
Bolowski is leaning against Santucci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolowski gets underhooks to prevent Santucci's takedown attempt.
Santucci is pressed up against the cage. Bolowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santucci down to the mat. Santucci avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bolowski checks a leg kick.
Santucci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Santucci as Bolowski shoots in.

Bolowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santucci's guard.
Santucci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolowski wanted to stand there but Santucci had control of the position.
Bolowski stops Santucci from standing up.
Santucci keeping full guard, as Bolowski tries to pass.
Bolowski trying to control but Santucci is working from the bottom.
Bolowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolowski wants to stand but Santucci has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bolowski won't allow Santucci to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Santucci rushes Bolowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santucci scores with a shot to the side of Bolowski's head.
Bolowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santucci smiles and moves away.
Stevo Santucci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Bolowski.
Santucci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Santucci.
Bolowski avoids the head kick by Santucci.
Bolowski tries to clinch

and Santucci counters with a takedown into side control.
Bolowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bolowski wants to control but Santucci postures up.
Bolowski looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santucci controls the position.

Santucci stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Santucci tries to clinch up but Bolowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Santucci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolowski tries to clinch up
and Santucci counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santucci lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolowski avoids the head kick by Santucci.
Bolowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santucci bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santucci throws a looping overhand right but Bolowski ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolowski with a poor takedown
and Santucci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolowski misses with a takedown attempt

and Santucci counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bolowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bolowski working a defensive guard here.
Santucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolowski is keen to just control but Santucci is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santucci defending well though.
Santucci trying to hold on to Bolowski's head to control him but Bolowski postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Bolowski seems to be working for a kimura but Santucci defends the submission attempt.
Bolowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bolowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santucci is looking to escape.
Bolowski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bolowski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santucci counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santucci has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bolowski trying to control the position.
Bolowski wants to get back to his feet but Santucci is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santucci wants to control from the top but Bolowski keeps moving.

Bolowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santucci looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bolowski wants to sweep here but Santucci controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolowski has an active guard here but Santucci has managed to pass into half guard.
Santucci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bolowski on the ground.

Santucci decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Bolowski clinches up with Santucci and pushes him back against the cage.
Santucci looking to stall.

Bolowski successfully pulls guard.
Bolowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santucci distracts Bolowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bolowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolowski controls Santucci momentarily but Santucci frees himself.

Bolowski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Santucci should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bolowski has tightened it up now! Santucci should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barry Bolowski!