PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Carelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmen Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carelli's entrance music is La Vittoria è Mia. A fine choice. Villamora has chosen Fugees - Ready Or Not as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carelli
vs
Villamora

175 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

BioPharm Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santino Carelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmen Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora wants to clinch but Carelli slips to the side

and Carelli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Villamora's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carelli passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Carelli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Villamora is looking to reverse the position.
Villamora is trying to control Carelli's posture but Carelli avoids it.

Carelli tries for a kimura but Villamora is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carelli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Villamora is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Carelli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Villamora, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carelli working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carelli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villamora manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Carelli seems to be working for a kimura but Villamora defends the submission attempt.
Villamora is not content to let Carelli control the position.
Carelli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Carelli is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Villamora to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Villamora shrugs it off.

Carelli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Villamora has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Villamora!
Villamora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carelli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villamora content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Carelli has locked up a guillotine! Carelli's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Villamora is holding on here and Carelli must be using up a lot of energy. Villamora has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Carelli gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Santino Carelli!