PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush has chosen I'M T.N.T as his entrance music. Kush has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Dutch Kush is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gracie
vs
Kush

219 cm
25
269 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
255 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Kush looks gassed!
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Kush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Kush off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.

Kush throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kush taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kush!
Kush taking shots to the head.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Gracie working for a submission but Kush is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from Kush's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kush is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kush flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kush and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Kush chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Kush like an anaconda would it's prey. Kush fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Coalman Gracie!
Coalman Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.