PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Matos
vs
Gracie

175 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ravi Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Matos tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Matos throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Matos feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.

Matos lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Matos takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Nate Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Matos finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matos.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

Matos has managed to clinch.

Matos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matos slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie looks gassed!
Matos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matos pinned against the cage. Matos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ravi Matos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Gracie.

Matos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.

Matos manages to break the clinch.
Matos slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ravi Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matos tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

Matos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matos showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matos is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Matos is going to stand back up.
Matos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matos controlling the action here.
Matos is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Matos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matos is working away from the top position though.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matos wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Matos is controlling the position.
Matos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Matos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Matos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Matos is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Matos! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Matos taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Gracie!