PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between rasan gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Donato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to wanderlei intro . The crowd seem to be enjoying Donato's choice of entrance music: Fake It - Seether. Vitor Donato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

gracie
vs
Donato

175 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rasan gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Donato!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donato tries a head kick but it misses.
gracie avoids the head kick by Donato.

gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Donato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Donato tries a knee to the head but gracie blocks it.
gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Donato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donato tries to land a knee to the head but gracie blocks with his arms.
Donato misses with a knee to the head.
Donato tries to land a knee to the head but gracie blocks with his arms.
Donato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

gracie drops back looking for a leg! Donato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donato manages to kick gracie off! gracie jumps back into Donato's guard.

gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donato looks gassed!
gracie stands and throws Donato's legs to the side, diving into side control.

gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

gracie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Donato to his feet.
Donato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donato throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Donato.
Donato pulls out of a head kick attempt.

gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donato can't keep his opponent in guard - gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
gracie uses his free foot to push down on Donato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Donato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Donato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Donato has left one of his arms exposed and gracie doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Donato screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). rasan gracie!