PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Mock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Mojo - Peeping Tom as his entrance music. Aaron Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mock
vs
Gracie

195 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Elite Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Mock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mock is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

Mock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mock tries to stand but Gracie is controlling his head.
Mock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mock pulls his head out easily.
Mock trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Mock working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Mock is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mock is working away from the top position though.
Mock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mock tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Mock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Mock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mock can't break the clinch.

Gracie jumps guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Mock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Mock controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mock tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mock.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Mock shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Mock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mock shoots in but no luck this time.
Mock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Mock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Mock seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mock has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Mock's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Gracie!