PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Mocking Bird. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dread Zepellin - Stairway to Heaven. Lloyd Christmas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Christmas
vs
Gracie

178 cm
22
189 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Christmas misses with an uppercut.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Christmas, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Christmas against the cage but Christmas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christmas misses with a straight right.
Lloyd Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie defending well as Christmas loads up on a big left hand.
Christmas misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christmas is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christmas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Christmas misses the jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Christmas.
Christmas connects with the punch.

It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
Christmas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christmas throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Christmas.
Christmas slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Christmas loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Christmas throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Christmas finds it's target.
Christmas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Christmas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Christmas finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Christmas counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Roger Gracie's cut even more.
Christmas misses with a straight right.
Christmas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Christmas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christmas counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Christmas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christmas throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Christmas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Christmas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lloyd Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christmas counters with a nice uppercut.

Christmas lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Christmas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gracie is rocked!

The cut above Roger Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Christmas! Gracie is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lloyd Christmas!