PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Kershaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Back to Life as his entrance music. Ruben Santana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Kershaw's chin.

Kershaw
vs
Santana

168 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Kershaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruben Santana!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana gets the takedown into side control.

Santana stands up and beckons Kershaw to his feet.
Santana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kershaw defends it nicely.
Santana wants to clinch up but Kershaw keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana wants to clinch.

Santana has managed to clinch.
Kershaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kershaw lands a body shot.
A short right from Kershaw.
Kershaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Santana has double underhooks.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Kershaw controls his hands.
Santana being controlled against the cage.
Kershaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santana looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kershaw is working Santana over against the cage.
Santana is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Kershaw.
Kershaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kershaw works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Kershaw scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Kershaw manages to break the clinch.
Kershaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Kershaw has closed the distance and engaged Santana in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kershaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kershaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Santana won't allow it.
Kershaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kershaw presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kershaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santana has him pressed against the cage.
Kershaw scores with a hook to the body.
Kershaw tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Kershaw cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
Kershaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kershaw.
Kershaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santana or not.
A right hand to the body from Kershaw.
Kershaw lands a body punch.
Kershaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Kershaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kershaw.
Kershaw lands a body shot.
Kershaw is working Santana over against the cage.

Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kershaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kershaw lands with a cross.
Santana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kershaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santana.
Kershaw scores with a shot to the body.
Kershaw misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kershaw.
Kershaw scores with a hook.
Kershaw throws a one two combo.

Santana is rocked!
Kershaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santana in his tracks.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Kershaw finish him?
Kershaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kershaw cracks Santana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Santana falls backwards against the cage. Kershaw follows up with more strikes that drop Santana to his knees. Kershaw keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Santana! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Kershaw!