PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Flaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gracie
vs
Flaviano

178 cm
30
224 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
29
208 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Flaviano!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Flaviano misses.
Flaviano tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Flaviano scoring well with a low kick there.
Flaviano thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flaviano.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flaviano connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Flaviano.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Flaviano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flaviano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flaviano lands a head kick!
Flaviano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flaviano!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flaviano can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flaviano, who protects the arm well.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Flaviano defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Flaviano's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Flaviano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie controlling from side mount.
Flaviano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Flaviano is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Gracie!
An out of breath Robert Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.