PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilmer Zacarias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zacarias
vs
Gracie

175 cm
30
176 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
178 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilmer Zacarias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zacarias fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Zacarias finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Zacarias's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is fighting to break Zacarias's control of his arms but Zacarias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie trying to control but Zacarias is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Zacarias blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Zacarias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Royce Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zacarias counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Zacarias counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Zacarias thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gracie to his feet! Gracie is in big trouble!

Gracie is rocked!
Gilmer Zacarias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is aggressively charging in as Zacarias backs up avoiding any damage. Zacarias tosses out a jab and Gracie runs right into it face first! Gracie is out cold! Zacarias dropped down on all fours and is barking in Gracie's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilmer Zacarias!