PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayce comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free bird. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as So Nguyen enters the cage!

Grayce
vs
Nguyen

187 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Early Grayce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, So Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Nguyen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grayce misses with a head kick.
Grayce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayce tries to score with a low kick but Nguyen moves his leg out of the way.
Grayce tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grayce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grayce is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayce throws a front kick aimed at Nguyen's knee but Nguyen avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Grayce circles away.
Grayce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Grayce pushes him off.
Grayce throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Nguyen blocks the low kick.
Grayce pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grayce misses with a low kick.
Nguyen dodges the punch combination from Grayce.
Some bone on bone action there as Nguyen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt - Grayce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nguyen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Grayce misses.
Grayce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grayce as he avoids it easily.
Early Grayce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Grayce.

Nguyen gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nguyen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nguyen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Nguyen is working to tighten is grip on Grayce's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Grayce has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nguyen is really squeezing tight and eventually Grayce passes out! Nguyen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). So Nguyen!