PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oscar Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Santos
vs
Oscar Bluth

180 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Oscar Bluth!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch there but Bluth circles away.
Santos throws a right hand that Bluth ducks under and follows up with a left that Bluth also avoids with ease.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bluth circles away.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bluth stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bluth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bluth asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Bluth scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Bluth crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos manages to get back to half guard.
Bluth looks gassed!

Santos is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bluth pulls his head out easily.
Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Bluth has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bluth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Bluth maintains control.

Bluth moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Santos has worked his arm free - good work by Santos!

Bluth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bluth has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Bluth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Santos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bluth frees his head nicely. Oh but Santos has switched to an armbar! Bluth is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brian Santos!