PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Roland Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus of Nazareth's chin.

of Nazareth
vs
Gracie

160 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

172 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Lightning Fight Gear

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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from of Nazareth.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of of Nazareth's head but of Nazareth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
of Nazareth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but of Nazareth moves away
and of Nazareth counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and of Nazareth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and of Nazareth counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
of Nazareth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but of Nazareth is just out of range.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and of Nazareth counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and of Nazareth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from of Nazareth.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but of Nazareth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
of Nazareth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a jab when of Nazareth was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook
and of Nazareth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and of Nazareth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but of Nazareth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
of Nazareth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
of Nazareth throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
of Nazareth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
of Nazareth looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with the punch.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and of Nazareth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but of Nazareth moves away.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and of Nazareth counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
of Nazareth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
of Nazareth throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and of Nazareth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
of Nazareth ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
of Nazareth lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Gracie is rocked!
of Nazareth is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gracie hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesus of Nazareth!