PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolphi Bross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustin Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bross comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumper. Augustin Santiago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rolphi Bross's chin.

Bross
vs
Santiago

186 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Nutrition King
Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolphi Bross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augustin Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Bross.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
and Bross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bross takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Bross misses.
Bross swings widly with a right hand

and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Santiago turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bross is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santiago is controlling him well.

Santiago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bross is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Santiago is staying tight to Bross's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santiago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bross to his feet.
Bross avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Bross cracks Santiago with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santiago.
Bross misses with a hook

and Santiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bross pushes Santiago off looking to stand but Santiago dives back in and keeps control.
Bross tries to kick Santiago off in order to stand up. Santiago Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Santiago has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bross is trying desperately to improve position.
Bross tries to hold on but Santiago postures up.
Bross is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bross holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santiago tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Santiago looking to control but Bross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santiago controlling his opponent.
Bross is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Santiago working the ground and pound effectively.
Santiago controlling from mount.

Bross bucks Santiago off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bross misses with an uppercut.
Bross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bross scores with a shot to the body.
Bross with a nice cross.
Santiago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Santiago is rocked!
Bross lands an overhand right.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Bross finish him?
Bross lands a nice shot to the body.
Bross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santiago's hands.
Bross throws a sloppy head kick

and Santiago counters by clinching up.
Santiago tries to score a body lock takedown but Bross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bross breaks the clinch.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Bross.
Bross misses with a hook

and Santiago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bross won't be happy with that.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Santiago has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bross is looking to regain half guard here but Santiago keeps moving and retains side control.
Santiago trying to control the position but Bross is working away.
Bross is trying to get back to his feet.

Santiago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bross to his feet.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bross circles away.
Rolphi Bross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustin Santiago.

Bross tries to keep at a distance but Santiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bross wants to break free but Santiago has control.

Santiago gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bross trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bross looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bross wants to get back to full guard.

Bross kicks Santiago off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustin Santiago dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santiago gets the takedown into side control.
Santiago working away.
Bross is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Santiago connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bross some visible discomfort.
Bross is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bross can't do much from the bottom here.
Santiago prevents Bross from escaping the position.
Santiago taking a breather here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
Augustin Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Bross throws a head kick that misses

and Santiago counters by clinching up.

Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Santiago throws a head kick but Bross moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bross scores with a four punch combination!
Bross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santiago ducks right into an uppercut from Bross.
Bross is looking to clinch.
Bross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bross scores with a decent looking hook.
Bross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bross misses with an uppercut.
Bross connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Santiago to the floor! Bross dives in looking for the finish!
Bross not doing much here.

Bross decides to stand and escape the position.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bross scores with a sloppy right hand. Santiago should have avoided that one.
Bross throws a sloppy body shot

and Santiago counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bross!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bross wants to hold on but Santiago pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Santiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bross is looking to escape.
Santiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Bross is rocked!
Santiago controlling his opponent.
Santiago breaks from Bross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Bross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santiago takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santiago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Santiago working for a guillotine from mount but Bross is in no mood to give up.
Bross is trying to stand.
Santiago lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bross taking shots to the head.
Santiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Bross that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago lands a big elbow.
Santiago lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Santiago.
Santiago controlling from the full mount.
Santiago landing punches.
The referee warns Bross that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santiago takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Santiago looking to secure an arm triangle but Bross defends it well.
Bross is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
Santiago dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the pace for now.
Santiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Santiago connects with a bit shot that sees Bross covering up! More strikes from Bross and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santiago is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustin Santiago!