PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3918 p4p, 2818 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 395 p4p, 298 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Goromaru
vs
Gracie

170 cm
21
145
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
26
153
4 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goromaru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Goromaru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goromaru tries to counter with a takedown but Gracie is quick to defend against it.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Goromaru shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goromaru's knee momentarily.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
Goromaru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goromaru tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Goromaru off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goromaru. That did some damage!

Goromaru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Goromaru.
Gracie tries to work over Goromaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goromaru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Goromaru's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Goromaru drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.

Goromaru has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gracie should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Goromaru has tightened it up now! Gracie should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rikiya Goromaru!