PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jitsu
vs
Gavin

179 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Gavin !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Jitsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Jitsu.
Gavin tries to clinch there but Jitsu circles away.

Jitsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jitsu is looking for a kimura but Gavin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jitsu to get the leverage.
Jitsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jitsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jitsu 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.
Gavin is staying active underneath Jitsu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gavin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gavin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jitsu.

Jitsu is working for a submission of some sort.
Jitsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gavin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jitsu.
Jitsu is keen to just control but Gavin is a slippery customer.
Jitsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jitsu thows a huge punch but Gavin dodges it nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gavin is trying to stand.
Gavin wants to stand back up but Jitsu manages to pass into side control.
Jitsu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jitsu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gavin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gavin down.
Gavin pushes Jitsu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jitsu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jitsu landing strikes.
Jitsu scores with punches from side control.
Jitsu working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Jitsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jitsu working the ground and pound but Gavin is defending the strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jitsu working the body and head with strikes.

Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Gavin is defending well.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.
Gavin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jitsu.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to escape but Jitsu is in control.
Jitsu trying to control the position but Gavin is working away.
Gavin pushes Jitsu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jitsu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jitsu lands a nice forearm strike.
Jitsu moves into full mount!

Jitsu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jitsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gavin looks a forlorn figure.
Gavin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Jitsu with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jitsu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gavin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jitsu unloading with bombs!
Jitsu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gavin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gavin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jitsu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jitsu landing punches.
Jitsu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gavin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gavin is rocked!
Gavin taking shots to the head.
Gavin is still in real trouble! Can Jitsu finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitsu lands a nice shot to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a heavy elbow.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jitsu looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gavin covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Jitsu!