PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero's entrance music is Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Born To Win as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zero
vs
Gracie

190 cm
28
183 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
17 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Zero avoids nicely.

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Zero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zero is controlling him.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zero's guard.
Gracie won't allow Zero to sweep him here.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zero is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Zero works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Zero is having none of it.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Zero postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Zero chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero controlling from the top position.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zero trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Zero throws a big right hand that misses.
Zero 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.
Zero pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zero works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands with some strikes.

It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Zero with good strikes from the mount here!

That has opened up Ryan Gracie's cut even more.
Zero postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gracie bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Zero and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Zero!