PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blood
vs
Gracie

183 cm
24
184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
22 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Blood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blood counters with a leg kick.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.

Blood gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
Blood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie trying to control but Blood postures up.
Gracie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Blood is staying active.
Gracie wants to control but Blood passes into side.
Blood working away.
Blood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blood passes into half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Gracie gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gracie looking for subs off his back but Blood has passed one foot through into half guard.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Blood landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie regains half guard.
Blood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Blood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Blood circles away easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.

Blood has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Blood manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blood.
Gracie has control of Blood's left arm, preventing Blood from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Blood seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie is pulling down on Blood's head to control his posture.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Blood won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie is trying to keep Blood in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gracie working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems keen to control Blood's posture.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Blood is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Blood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie trying to control but Blood postures up.
Blood working Gracie over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Blood.
Gracie wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.

Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Blood has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Blood's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Gracie!