PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Gracie (ranked 3986 p4p, 5201 weight class) and Evelio Andres Uray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Uray

170 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evelio Andres Uray!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uray scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Uray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uray connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Uray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uray, who protects the arm well.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Uray is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uray wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Uray is looking to reverse the position.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uray gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Uray manages to avoid easily.
Uray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uray blocking the ground and pound.
Uray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking to isolate an arm here. Uray doesn't see it coming and as Gracie extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominique Gracie!