PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julito Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Long is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Santos
vs
Long

175 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julito Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Long!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Santos tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Long wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Long is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Long, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julito Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long blocks a head kick by Santos.
Long is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables Long to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Long passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long content just to control the position here.
Santos tries to hold on but Long postures up.
Long controlling the pace for now.

Long is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Long!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Long!
Sam Long tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.