PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manoel Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruce
vs
Lannister

217 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santo Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manoel Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Lannister is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lannister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lannister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bruce clinches up with Lannister and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce wants a takedown.
Lannister prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Bruce turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bruce lands some shots froms side control.
Bruce taking a breather here.
Bruce seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lannister for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lannister lands a head kick. Bruce smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Santo Bruce has been cut.
Lannister lands with a slapping head kick.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lannister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruce is out of range and Lannister settles back down.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister needs to keep his hands up - Bruce had a free shot at his head there.

Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.

Bruce jumps guard and drags Lannister to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruce looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lannister has picked Bruce up and slammed him! Bruce can't keep hold of the triangle and Lannister manages to pass to side control!
Bruce throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.

Bruce explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manoel Lannister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister tries a head kick but it misses.
Lannister throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Bruce tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lannister manages to circle out of the way.

Lannister tries to keep at a distance but Bruce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lannister is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bruce breaks the clinch.

Lannister instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to force a seperation but Bruce has the dominant position.
Bruce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lannister to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santo Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bruce gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Bruce seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lannister is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Santo Bruce!