PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Douglas

206 cm
25
290 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

191 cm
26
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
BioPharm Nutrition

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes one on the button.

Gracie has Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a body shot.

Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Douglas is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Douglas kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Douglas moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Tony Douglas has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Douglas lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Gracie works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas looks gassed!
Gracie landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Tony Douglas's cut even more.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Douglas being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gracie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Gracie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Douglas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Gracie.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.

Douglas is rocked!

The cut above Tony Douglas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie lands a big right hand that drops Douglas! The killer instinct kicks in and Gracie finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Gracie!
Our winner, Carlos Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.