PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceoghan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disciples of Power - Born Unto Death. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cartwright
vs
Gracie

188 cm
28
195 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

180 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ceoghan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Cartwright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartwright has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cartwright, who protects the arm well.

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.

Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cartwright has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Cartwright's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Gracie!