PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Greco told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gracie
vs
Greco

195 cm
23
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greco tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greco throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Greco fails to land with a series of punches.
Greco misses with the combination.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greco. Greco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Greco tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand

and Greco counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Greco 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!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greco counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Greco follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Greco!
After winning the bout, Chris Greco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.