PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Oakley (ranked 2785 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 399 p4p, 479 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oakley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Me Back To Life. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Oakley
vs
Gracie

178 cm
21
178
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
176
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Oakley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Oakley!
Oakley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oakley gets back to half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oakley wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Oakley wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie pushing down on Oakley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oakley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oakley keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Oakley is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oakley dives on top into guard.

Oakley has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Oakley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oakley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oakley lands a couple of digs.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Oakley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oakley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oakley is aware though and is defending well.
Oakley stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oakley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Oakley slips an elbow through the middle.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oakley passes into half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Oakley control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oakley lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oakley lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Oakley in his half guard.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie looks winded!
Oakley working Gracie over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Oakley moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oakley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oakley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oakley connects with a decent elbow.
Oakley lands a nice forearm strike.
Oakley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oakley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oakley trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Oakley working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakley lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oakley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Oakley scoring with strikes.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oakley wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Oakley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oakley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Oakley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oakley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oakley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oakley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Oakley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Oakley counter with a right hand.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oakley can pounce on him.
Oakley lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Oakley with the inside leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oakley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oakley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Oakley stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason Oakley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oakley duly obliges.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Oakley throws a shot to the body.
Oakley drops Gracie with a straight right hand, right on the button! Oakley follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Oakley!
A victorious Mason Oakley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.