PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Grace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Grace

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a two punch combination.
Grace throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Grace fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Grace's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Grace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Grace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Grace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Grace trying to control from Dos Santos's half guard. Dos Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Grace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Grace drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Grace off! Grace jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Grace throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grace is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grace passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Grace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Grace is controlling him
Grace tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grace has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dos Santos defend it? Grace steps over the head and cranks it - Dos Santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Grace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Grace!