PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roshan
vs
Gracie

190 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshan.
Gracie slips under a jab from Roshan.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roshan pinned against the cage. Roshan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshan moves away.
Roshan throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Roshan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roshan duly obliges.
Roshan misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Roshan stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Roshan moves away from the strike by Gracie.
No joy there for Roshan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roshan throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Roshan - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Roshan.
Roshan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Roshan sprawls well.
Damian Roshan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Roshan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roshan throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Roshan swinging wilding here.
Roshan misses with a looping left.
Roshan throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roshan cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan misses with a double jab
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Roshan misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roshan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roshan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Roshan does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Roshan.
Roshan's corner calls for a 1-2. Roshan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Roshan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roshan throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Roshan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Roshan lands.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Roshan is having none of it.
Roshan is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Gracie has taken his back!

Roshan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Roshan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Roshan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Roshan is trying to stand back up.

Roshan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Roshan is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Gracie is trying to stick to Roshan's back but Roshan is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roshan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roshan scores with a punch to the head.
Roshan lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Roshan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Roshan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roshan throws a big shot that misses.
Roshan misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roshan with a hook.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roshan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshan.
Roshan swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roshan's guard now.
Roshan wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Roshan to get back to his feet.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Roshan wriggles free and stands up.
Roshan just misses with a punch to the body.
Roshan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roshan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roshan thows a body shot but no joy.
Roshan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roshan blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roshan connects with a single shot there.
Roshan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Roshan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roshan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roshan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roshan throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Roshan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roshan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Roshan misses the target.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roshan.
Damian Roshan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Roshan throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Roshan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roshan throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roshan throws a sloppy body shot

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Roshan is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roshan.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roshan is looking to escape.

Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Roshan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vitor Gracie!