PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mills
vs
Gracie

181 cm
20
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KGB

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rorion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mills wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Mills wants to clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Mills stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Drew Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Mills pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Mills scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Rorion Gracie has been cut.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Mills.
A knee to the head by Mills.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mills gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mills with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mills lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Mills stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mills is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mills down to the mat. Mills avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie looks gassed!
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mills fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Mills landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mills.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mills.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a knee to the head.
Mills scores with a knee to the head.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mills.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
Mills landing knees to the head.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills scores with a knee to the head.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mills with a knee to the head.
Mills landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mills lands a knee to the head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mills just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.

Gracie working for a triangle but Mills defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mills is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.

Gracie throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Mills has his hands clasped together but Gracie breaks the hold and Mills is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rorion Gracie!