PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claes Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Format kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vincent Santos looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Horn
vs
Santos

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn misses with a two punch combination.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Santos 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.
Horn is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horn is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Horn sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Horn is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos looks gassed!
Santos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Horn.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Horn has full control of the position and if anything, Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Santos holding both Horn 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horn has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Santos! Can he survive? No! He's out! Horn gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Claes Horn!