PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Lassiter (ranked 2657 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 23908 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lassiter
vs
Gracie

165 cm
29
143 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlton Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lassiter has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

Lassiter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Lassiter manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to is feet but Lassiter passes into side control.
Lassiter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Lassiter lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Lassiter unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gracie wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lassiter celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Lassiter!
A very excited looking Carlton Lassiter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.