PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Faber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. California Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Christopher Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urijah Faber's chin.

Gracie
vs
Faber

165 cm
27
143 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

168 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.

Faber gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Faber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Faber has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Faber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Faber is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Faber is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Faber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Faber tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Faber 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.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faber hang on?
Faber takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gracie's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Gracie!