PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canela Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Elbow

177 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Canela Elbow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie .
An inside leg kick lands from Elbow.
Elbow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Elbow tenderised Gracie 's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elbow's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Elbow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elbow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elbow throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Elbow.
Elbow misses with a low kick.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elbow tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Elbow connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elbow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Elbow - that will leave a mark!

Elbow has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Elbow lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Elbow, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elbow throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elbow pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Elbow misses.
Canela Elbow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbow wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Elbow tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Elbow is looking to chop away at Gracie 's legs.
Elbow misses with a low kick.
Elbow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Elbow misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elbow.
Elbow misses with a low kick.
Elbow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie 's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Elbow.
Elbow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canela Elbow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Elbow is predictable there

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elbow won't be happy with that.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Elbow is defending well.
Elbow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Elbow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Elbow is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Elbow is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Gracie !