PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego . McGrady is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Highway To Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
McGrady

191 cm
26
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGrady avoids it really well and circles away.
McGrady throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Chris McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrady fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGrady connects with a body shot.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGrady, who protects the arm well.
Gracie working away.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGrady can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady is looking for a sweep.
McGrady pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGrady is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McGrady is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGrady is not content to let Gracie control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has an Americana. McGrady didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Xavier Gracie!
Xavier Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.