PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roder Control (ranked 3244 p4p, 3570 weight class) and James Gracie (ranked 42 p4p, 47 weight class). Control has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Control
vs
Gracie

200 cm
25
255
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roder Control!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Control avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Control seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Control.
Control misses with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Control is breathing heavily.
Gracie throwing shots but Control is blocking nicely.
Control is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is pressing down on Control's thigh, looking to free his foot. Control is holding on for now.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Control is defending well.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Control's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Control but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Control on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Control tries to get out of the position.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Control but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.

Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Control looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Gracie!
A victorious James Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.