PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yura Noobert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jorge Santana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Santana
vs
Noobert

178 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yura Noobert!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Noobert is looking for a sweep.
Santana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Noobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noobert gets back to half guard.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Noobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noobert moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noobert has a closed guard, preventing Santana from standing up.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Noobert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Noobert.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Noobert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noobert wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - Noobert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santana is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noobert pinned against the cage. Noobert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana tries to clinch there but Noobert circles away.
Noobert swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana shoots in for a double leg but Noobert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noobert misses with a jab, cross combination.

Noobert rushes Santana and presses him up against the cage.

Noobert manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Noobert is trying to keep Santana in close.

Noobert has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santana is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Noobert.
Noobert misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noobert is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Santana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santana working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Noobert's thigh. Noobert counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Noobert can't keep his opponent in guard - Santana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Noobert's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana trying to control the action but Noobert is working from the bottom.

Santana is trying to work for a kimura but Noobert is defending well.
Santana has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santana lands a big elbow.
Santana trying to control but Noobert is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Santana dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Noobert thows a body shot but no joy.
Santana lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Yura Noobert has been cut.
Jorge Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noobert but Noobert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noobert defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Santana fails to land the takedown.
Santana looks for a takedown but Noobert sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana looks to clinch

and Noobert counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santana's guard now.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Noobert from controlling successfully.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noobert's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santana stands up.

Noobert clinches up with Santana and pushes him back against the cage.
Noobert leaning against his opponent.

Noobert pulls Santana into guard.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Noobert.
Santana trying to control but Noobert is working from the bottom.

Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noobert trying to control the position.

Santana has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Noobert to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Santana is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Noobert pulls down on the head and he's put Santana to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yura Noobert!