PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Safra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Santos
vs
Safra

190 cm
22
244 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Safra!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Safra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Safra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Safra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Safra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Safra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safra circles away from the clinch attempt.

Safra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Safra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Safra lands a couple of elbows.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Safra tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Safra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Safra from standing up.
Safra wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Safra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Safra.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogerio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Safra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos has Safra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Safra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Safra turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Safra manages to end up in side control.
Safra in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Safra in particular looking to stall.
Safra wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Safra wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Santos trying to control here.
Safra drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Safra not doing much here.
I looks like Safra might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Safra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Safra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Safra wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
Safra drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Safra wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Safra lands a couple of digs.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Safra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Safra tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Safra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Santos is tightening it up a little... Safra has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Safra reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Safra taps out! nice BJJ there by Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rogerio Santos!