PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dedric Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Knowles

189 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randjob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dedric Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Knowles goes down! Can Gracie finish him!?

Knowles is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knowles for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie is pushing down on Knowles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knowles is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Knowles is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knowles is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Knowles sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Knowles seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is keen to just control but Knowles is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knowles can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Knowles is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randjob Gracie!