PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kutay Aysal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aysal
vs
Gracies

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kutay Aysal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracies!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aysal misses with a wild body shot.
Gracies misses with a body shot.
Aysal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aysal shoots and misses

and Gracies counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracies lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Gracies.
Aysal is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracies lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Gracies drops Aysal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Aysal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Aysal is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Gracies.
Oh Aysal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Gracies as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Gracies as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracies lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Aysal to his knees! Gracies keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Gracies!