PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Strope
vs
Santiago

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Trent Strope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silva Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strope.
Trent Strope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strope throws a right hand that Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Santiago also avoids with ease.
Santiago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Silva Santiago has been cut.
Strope throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Strope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strope throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Strope misses.
Strope misses the jab.
Strope cracks Santiago with an open hand slap.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strope.
Strope connects with the punch.
Santiago slips under a jab from Strope.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Strope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strope scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Oooooh!!! Strope has knocked Santiago down with a huge combo! Strope steps away and waves a wobbly Santiago back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Santiago is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strope throws an uppercut from hell that sends Santiago clean off his feet! He's out cold! Strope stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Strope!