PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masa Wasa (ranked 1934 p4p, 23561 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 108 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa's entrance music is Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. Masa Wasa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wasa
vs
Gracie

177 cm
43
145
22 - 11 - 0

150 cm
31
130
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Perkele!

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masa Wasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa lands with a thumping leg kick.

Wasa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Wasa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wasa controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Wasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wasa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.

Wasa is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Wasa has passed into half guard.
Wasa content to control rather than advance.
Wasa prevents Gracie from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wasa stalling.
Wasa works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Wasa controls the position.
Wasa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wasa is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.

Wasa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gracie is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masa Wasa!
After winning the bout, Masa Wasa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.