PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 2940 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Easy Ee (ranked 370 p4p, 327 weight class). Anderson Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Easy Ee's chin.

Gracie
vs
Ee

190 cm
28
180
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
25
181
13 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Conviction

Conquer

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Ee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ee walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ee throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Ee and move into the clinch.
Easy Ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ee drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ee is looking for the KO!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Ee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Ee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Ee.
Ee throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.

Gracie decides to pull guard.
Ee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gracie has his foot on Ee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ee works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is pulling down on Ee's head to control his posture.
Ee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is controlling Ee's posture.
Gracie continues to stall.
Ee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ee is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Ee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Easy Ee spoke after the fight, saying 'I’m too drunk to taste this chicken '.