PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Olives (ranked 2981 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Paulo Gracie (ranked 286 p4p, 421 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Olives
vs
Gracie

178 cm
22
155
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Brachial Nutrition 100$ 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Olives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olives.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Gracie scores with a takedown into Olives's guard.

Olives looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olives bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.

Olives trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olives preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has Olives pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Olives from controlling successfully.
Olives is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olives trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olives has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Olives's legs - danger averted.
Olives looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olives keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Olives has his feet on Gracie's thighs here. He's pushed Gracie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gracie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charlie Olives!
Charlie Olives made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First of all I want to thank God and My Family for helping me to get here then my team and gym teammates, I'm going for that belt and it will eventually happen one day that I will become a champion'.