PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Mojo - Peeping Tom. Carlton has chosen Inside the Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Carlton

183 cm
18
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Elite Clothing

Apocalypse Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Carlton avoids them all with ease.
Gracie tries to clinch but Carlton is having none of it.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Carlton fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carlton regains half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carlton defending well though.
Gracie passes to side control.
Carlton is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Carlton instead regains half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Carlton defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlton manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carlton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Carlton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlton prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Carlton uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
Carlton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Carlton with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carlton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Carlton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carlton postures up.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carlton passes into half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Carlton won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.

Gracie has his foot on Carlton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlton works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Carlton tries to pass.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlton chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carlton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carlton defends it well.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Carlton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlton missing with punches from the bottom.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Carlton doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carlton!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlton is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carlton is looking to escape.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Carlton frees his head quite easily.

Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie has his foot on Carlton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlton works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Carlton drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Carlton seems to have locked his on tight now - Gracie screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Carlton, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jason Carlton!