PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iron Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Iron Igor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Igor
vs
Gracie

177 cm
18
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Igor swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Igor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Igor quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Igor defending well.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Igor sees it coming and defends easily.
Igor manages to get to full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Igor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Igor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie stands and throws Igor's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor is looking for a sweep.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Igor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Igor is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.