PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Animal I Have Become. Contemprato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This Is How We Do It. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Contemprato

175 cm
25
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heston Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie punishes Contemprato's body with a nice straight punch.
Contemprato looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Contemprato.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Contemprato moved out of range.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Contemprato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Contemprato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Contemprato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Contemprato throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Contemprato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice combination there by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Contemprato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Contemprato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Contemprato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Contemprato.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Contemprato misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Contemprato lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Contemprato but Contemprato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heston Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Contemprato throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Contemprato as Gracie shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Contemprato.
Jab by Contemprato.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Contemprato.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Contemprato with a nice cross.

Gracie is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Contemprato! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am bery happy por all da fans in the Phillipines! I win this belt for all of you! I would like to fight Martinez again. Tank You Mr. Kevin Johnson'.