PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adverage Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joe
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
139 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adverage Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Joe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adverage Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Gracie.

Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short left from Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Joe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
A body shot lands from Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe lands a body punch.
Gracie looks winded!
Joe lands an uppercut.
Joe cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Joe prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe lands an uppercut.
Joe pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Joe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working Gracie over against the cage.
Joe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe lands with a left to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Nice body punch from Joe - that landed with a thud.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Joe gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe pushes Gracie against the cage. Joe is working some dirty boxing. Joe pushes off with a quick right hook! Gracie goes down! Gracie tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Joe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adverage Joe!