PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tooz Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aj Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Santana
vs
Smith

168 cm
26
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooz Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aj Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Santana clinches.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana tries to clinch up.

Santana closes the distance and clinches.

Santana manages to break the clinch.
Tooz Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana tries to clinch up.

Santana rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tooz Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santana sprawls well. Santana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.

Santana moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santana manages to break the clinch.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Santana misses.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

Santana moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Santana breaks from the clinch.
Santana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Santana off the cage and back into range.
Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Santana tries to clinch up.

Santana closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Santana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana tries to clinch up.
Tooz Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Santana closes the distance and clinches.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santana counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.

Smith is rocked!

Santana moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.

Santana breaks the clinch.
Santana lands a big right hook! Smith looks hurt but is still standing! Santana lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Smith falls down and Santana dives in with a huge hammer fist! Smith's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Santana runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tooz Santana!