PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhide comes into the arena with 'Samurai' by Shurik'n blaring out of the sound system. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. Rolls Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miyoshi Kazuhide's chin.

Kazuhide
vs
Gracie

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Kazuhide checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazuhide thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazuhide lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Kazuhide moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazuhide.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuhide.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws and low kick but Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Kazuhide moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide fails with the takedown.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kazuhide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie defending well as Kazuhide loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Kazuhide just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhide checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a body punch

and Kazuhide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie tries to hold on but Kazuhide postures up.
A nice elbow there by Kazuhide.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Kazuhide postures up.
A nice elbow there by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide wants to control but instead Gracie manages to regain half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Kazuhide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Kazuhide lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazuhide with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazuhide postures up.
Kazuhide in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kazuhide is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuhide manages to get himself to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazuhide throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Kazuhide working the ground and pound effectively.
Kazuhide is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Kazuhide working the ground and pound effectively.

Gracie is rocked!
Kazuhide postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gracie bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kazuhide and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyoshi Kazuhide!