PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Rambalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas Rambalski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rambalski
vs
Gracie

180 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good takedowns
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Rambalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Rambalski counters with a head kick.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Rambalski pushes him off.
Rambalski has a takedown stuffed.
Rambalski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rambalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Rambalski counters with a straight right hand.
Rambalski looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rambalski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rambalski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rambalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rambalski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rambalski throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Lukas Rambalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Rambalski misses with the combination.
Rambalski keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rambalski counters with an outside leg kick.
Rambalski looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rambalski is breathing heavily.
Rambalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rambalski is having none of it.
Rambalski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rambalski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambalski looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Rambalski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rambalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambalski circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rambalski circles away.
Rambalski throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Rambalski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Rambalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rambalski circles away easily
and Rambalski counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambalski ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Rambalski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Rambalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie tries for a takedown but Rambalski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rambalski is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rambalski.
Rambalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rambalski throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Rambalski lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch but Rambalski slips to the side
and Rambalski counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie digs a good hook to Rambalski's body.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Rambalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rambalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Rambalski avoids the body shot from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rambalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lukas Rambalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rambalski counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rambalski moves away
and Rambalski counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Rambalski throws a head kick that misses.
Lukas Rambalski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambalski throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rambalski.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rambalski just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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! Rambalski has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Rambalski's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!