PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rio Gracie (ranked 2345 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 261 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Marcos

175 cm
23
170
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
29
160
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marcos closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Gracie is working for takedown but Marcos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Marcos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie jumps guard but Marcos stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Gracie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Marcos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Gracie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Marcos turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gracie off and cradles Marcos's limp body as Gracie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rio Gracie!
Rio Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.