PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Primo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro The Sith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star Wars- The Imperial March. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
The Sith

190 cm
18
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro The Sith!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Sith tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
The Sith leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Sith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie looks for a takedown but The Sith sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Sith as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Sith drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Sith walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Sith as he avoids it easily.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Sith defends it nicely.

The Sith instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Sith walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The Sith closes the distance and clinches.
The Sith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from The Sith on the inside.
Gracie tries to pull guard but The Sith won't allow it.
The Sith is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Sith lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A shot in the inside from The Sith.
Gracie tries to pull guard but The Sith won't allow it.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Sith walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries to pull guard but The Sith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
The Sith scores with a hook to the body.
The Sith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The Sith has Gracie pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by The Sith.

It looks like Primo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The Sith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Sith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Sith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
The Sith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Sith scores with a hook to the body.
The Sith scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
The Sith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from The Sith.

Gracie is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Sith.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Sith pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gracie! The Sith unloads with more strikes and Gracie sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro The Sith!