PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bate pesadão. Kevin Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Silva

177 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
UCF Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Gracie blocks a jab.

Gracie darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gracie.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Silva is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Gracie!