PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Madruga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Madruga
vs
Gracie

189 cm
22
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing
M.O. Fight Wear

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otavio Madruga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madruga manages to avoid it.
Madruga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws the left hand but Madruga avoids the punch easily.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Madruga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madruga pinned against the cage. Madruga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madruga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wilder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Madruga moves away and avoids it.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Madruga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Otavio Madruga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madruga swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Madruga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madruga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Madruga and move into the clinch position.

Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madruga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madruga lands a nice shot to the body.
Madruga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madruga misses with a punch to the body.

Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Madruga regains guard.
Madruga keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madruga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Madruga keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madruga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Madruga keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pushing down on Madruga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Madruga defends it.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madruga tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madruga circles away quickly and effectively.
Madruga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Madruga throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Madruga is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madruga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Ramon Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Madruga sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gracie forces Madruga back against the cage and clinches.
Madruga is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Madruga is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Madruga as the two fighters clinch.
Madruga is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Madruga on the inside.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Madruga misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Madruga holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Otavio Madruga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Gracie.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Madruga turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Madruga.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Madruga turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Madruga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madruga working aggressively here.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Madruga uses from the top position.
Madruga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

Gracie looking for a triangle here. Madruga is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Madruga is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ramon Gracie!
After winning the bout, Ramon Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.