PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Raucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipe Raucci could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helio Gracie's chin.

Raucci
vs
Gracie

168 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Raucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raucci shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Raucci or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Raucci or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Raucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raucci jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Raucci lands with a cross.
Gracie 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 has closed the distance and engaged Raucci in a clinch.

Gracie pulls guard.
Raucci controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Raucci from controlling successfully.
Raucci wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raucci wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raucci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raucci is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Raucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Raucci against the cage.
Raucci stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.

Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.

Raucci is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Raucci is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Raucci is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Helio Gracie!