PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralfe Gracie (ranked 3002 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Silvio Berluscrawny (ranked 201 p4p, 255 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Berluscrawny

170 cm
23
155
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
145
2 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralfe Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Berluscrawny!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berluscrawny throws a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berluscrawny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie won't allow Berluscrawny to get back to his feet.
Gracie 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.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Berluscrawny wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berluscrawny misses with a hook to the body

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Berluscrawny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Berluscrawny wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Berluscrawny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Berluscrawny scores with a four punch combination!
Berluscrawny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berluscrawny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berluscrawny misses with a head kick.
Berluscrawny throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Berluscrawny throws a head kick that misses

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Berluscrawny's guard.
Berluscrawny is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Berluscrawny's head but Berluscrawny avoids it well.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berluscrawny is avoiding damage well.
Berluscrawny is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Berluscrawny is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Berluscrawny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Berluscrawny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Berluscrawny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Berluscrawny's head but Berluscrawny avoids it well.
Gracie prevents Berluscrawny from escaping the position.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Berluscrawny is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berluscrawny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Berluscrawny is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Berluscrawny from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berluscrawny has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berluscrawny is trying to get back to his feet.
Berluscrawny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Berluscrawny is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Berluscrawny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Berluscrawny avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berluscrawny is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berluscrawny keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
We've been informed that Berluscrawny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berluscrawny is trying to buck Gracie off.

Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Berluscrawny looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Berluscrawny is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and Berluscrawny can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ralfe Gracie!
After winning the bout, Ralfe Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.