PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henny Bottles (ranked 2339 p4p, 911 weight class) and Rufino Gracie (ranked 176 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bottles
vs
Gracie

181 cm
34
139
7 - 13 - 2

165 cm
27
135
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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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 7 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Bottles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bottles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henny Bottles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Bottles. Bottles maintains the clinch.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bottles just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.

Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bottles can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Bottles looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bottles trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bottles seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracie prevents Bottles from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bottles wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Bottles tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bottles is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie landing punches.

Bottles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottles working to try and regain half guard.

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bottles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Bottles to control.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottles is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Bottles is squirming around nicely.
Bottles can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bottles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Bottles is rocked!
Gracie lands a big elbow.
Oh Bottles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bottles in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bottles to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufino Gracie!
Our winner, Rufino Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.