PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Gracie (ranked 2568 p4p, 117 weight class) and Master Yoda (ranked 3936 p4p, 167 weight class). Yoda has chosen Seagulls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Master Yoda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Yoda

168 cm
26
146 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Yoda!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoda, as that shot connected.
Yoda throws a lazy body kick

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Yoda is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Yoda is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Gracie!
Santiago Gracie retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Santiago Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Master Yoda spoke after the fight, saying 'Good blow this is.'.