PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples has chosen Clap as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gracie
vs
Peoples

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cobra Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown
letting Peoples counter with a right hand.
Peoples has his takedown stuffed

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peoples, up you get!
Gracie throws a combination that misses

and Peoples counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peoples's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peoples pulls his head out easily.

Peoples escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt

and Peoples counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peoples.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Peoples defends easily.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Peoples puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peoples chips away with some ground and pound.
Peoples postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peoples has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Peoples postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peoples really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peoples distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peoples slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gracie.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peoples pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Peoples thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peoples.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
Peoples is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie has hold of Peoples's hands but Peoples slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peoples accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peoples must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peoples can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples looking to pass the guard.
Peoples wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Peoples lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Peoples will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peoples.
Peoples lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Peoples trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Peoples wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Peoples uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Peoples is keeping busy.
Peoples missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peoples thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie trying to hold on to Peoples's head to control him but Peoples postures up.
Peoples not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gracie has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Peoples. Oh but Gracie has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Peoples goes limp - he's gone! Gracie jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cobra Gracie!