PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Player
vs
Gracie

182 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pacheco Labratories Inc

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Player swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Player circles away.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Player pushes him off.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Player shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Player checks a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Player avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Player blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Sam Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Player shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Player was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie really wants to buck Player off and get back to his feet.
Player fails to move to back control.
Player won't let Gracie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.

Player has isolated one of Gracie's arms. Gracie looking to fight him off but Player twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Player!