PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 4183 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayler Gracie (ranked 3775 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Gracie

174 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rayler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayler Gracie scores with the left hand. Anderson Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson Gracie misses with a hook

so Rayler Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Anderson Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rayler Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson Gracie keeping moving, preventing Rayler Gracie from controlling successfully.

Anderson Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rayler Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rayler Gracie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson Gracie is trying to keep Rayler Gracie in close.
Rayler Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson Gracie is looking for a triangle but Rayler Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Rayler Gracie controlling from the top position.
Rayler Gracie wants to control from the top but Anderson Gracie keeps moving.

Rayler Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Anderson Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rayler Gracie defends it easily.

Anderson Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rayler Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rayler Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rayler Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Anderson Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson Gracie manages to kick Rayler Gracie off! Rayler Gracie jumps back into Anderson Gracie's guard.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Rayler Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Anderson Gracie looking to control.

Anderson Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Anderson Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rayler Gracie defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rayler Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rayler Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Anderson Gracie screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rayler Gracie! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rayler Gracie!