PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Narushima

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Narushima, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Narushima against the cage but Narushima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Narushima throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie shoots in but Narushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Narushima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Narushima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Narushima circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Narushima connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Narushima.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Narushima misses with a wild combination.
Narushima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Narushima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Narushima throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gracie colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Narushima as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gracie is left battered and dazed whilst Narushima and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!