PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kompakt Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Esteves
vs
Gracie

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
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, Kompakt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Esteves.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Esteves.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esteves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esteves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Esteves sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esteves scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Esteves.
Raul Esteves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esteves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esteves fails to land with a series of punches.
Esteves misses with a two punch combination.
Esteves misses with the combination.
Esteves misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esteves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Esteves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esteves misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esteves lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Esteves swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Esteves throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Esteves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Esteves.
Esteves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Esteves.
Esteves misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Esteves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esteves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Esteves.
Esteves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Esteves tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Esteves dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Esteves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raul Esteves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esteves throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Esteves is avoiding it.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Esteves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raul Esteves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kompakt Gracie.
Esteves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Esteves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Esteves lands a nice looking body shot.
Esteves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Esteves lands a two punch combo.

Gracie is rocked!
Esteves throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gracie colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Esteves as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gracie is left battered and dazed whilst Esteves and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Esteves!