PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gracie
vs
Ketchum

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce 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, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Ketchum.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Ketchum.
Ketchum tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ketchum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ketchum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ketchum tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Ketchum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ketchum gets slowly back to his feet.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Ketchum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ketchum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Ketchum dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Ketchum's head and hops out.
Ketchum looks gassed!
Ketchum shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ash Ketchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Ketchum or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum stuffs the takedown.
Ketchum stuffs the takedown.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Ketchum sprawls well.
Ketchum tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Ketchum doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ketchum scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!

Gracie swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!