PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro The Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bullet comes to the cage accompanied by Skid Row - Slave To The Grind. Rorion Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Bullet
vs
Gracie

179 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro The Bullet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rorion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Bullet misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by The Bullet or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
No luck for The Bullet with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro The Bullet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bullet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Bullet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Bullet shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but The Bullet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Bullet drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Bullet tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Bullet wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Bullet controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bullet is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Bullet is trying is best to control the position here.
The Bullet is not content to let Gracie control the position.
The Bullet trying to control from the bottom.

Gracie stands up out of the half guard.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Bullet has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Bullet is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but The Bullet defends it.
Gracie is trying to control. The Bullet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Bullet controlling the position well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but The Bullet is working from the bottom.
The Bullet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Bullet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but The Bullet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Bullet lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
The Bullet is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
The Bullet controlling the pace for now.
The Bullet trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie bucks up and throws The Bullet to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie fails to pull guard.

The Bullet drags the fight down to the ground.
The Bullet has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Bullet seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rorion Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie feints and as The Bullet raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The Bullet has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bullet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Bullet kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Bullet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Bullet has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
The Bullet has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Bullet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Bullet is trying to keep Gracie in close.

The Bullet pushes a forearm under Gracie's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gracie is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alejandro The Bullet!