PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 634 p4p, 4343 weight class) and Nate Gracie (ranked 99 p4p, 517 weight class). Road comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be a great matchup!

Road
vs
Gracie

183 cm
23
173
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
169
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Road saw that one coming.
Road tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Road. Road maintains the clinch.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Road manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Road after a bit of a struggle.
Road is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Raate Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Gracie.
Road lands an uppercut.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Road lands with a short shot to the head.
Road lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Road.
Road prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Road scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Road.
Gracie is working for takedown but Road is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Road.
Road lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Road creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Road lands a hook to the side of the head.
Road lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Road working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Road is working Gracie over against the cage.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Road has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Road.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie looks winded!
Road lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Road lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Road is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Road seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Road is defending well.
Road lands with a left to the head.
Road lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Road.
Gracie looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Road.
A shot in the inside from Road.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Road.
Road lands a left hand.
Road lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Good body shot from Road.
A short right from Road on the inside.
Road lands a right hand.
Road lands with a light punch inside.
Road scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Nate Gracie has been cut.
Road swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Road lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Road finish him?
Road lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Road misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Road.
Road lands a body shot.
Road has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Road tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Road misses with the head strike.
Road misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Road fails to land.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Road fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Road misses with a hook from the clinch.
Road swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Road throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Road fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Road lands a hook that stumbles Gracie back into the cage. Road follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Gracie to the canvas! Road pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Gracie has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raate Road!
Raate Road was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.