PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Lippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Santos Kazashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Santos Kazashi enters the cage!

Lippo
vs
Santos Kazashi

189 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Lippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Santos Kazashi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Kazashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lippo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lippo slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos Kazashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lippo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos Kazashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Lippo.
Santos Kazashi tries for a takedown but Lippo manages to get underhooks.

Lippo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos Kazashi is trying to keep an underhook but Lippo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lippo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santos Kazashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lippo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lippo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos Kazashi's head.
Lippo controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lippo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santos Kazashi won't allow Lippo to pass to mount.
Lippo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lippo is taking a breather. Santos Kazashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lippo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lippo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Santos Kazashi!

Lippo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos Kazashi is surviving well by controlling Lippo's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lippo wants to control but Santos Kazashi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Santos Kazashi wants to get back to his feet.

Lippo escapes and gets back to his feet.

Lippo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos Kazashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lippo working the ground and pound but Santos Kazashi is defending the strikes.
Santos Kazashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lippo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lippo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Santos Kazashi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zoran Lippo!