PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hasashi's choice of entrance music: Into the Battlefield. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gracie
vs
Hasashi

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanzo Hasashi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Hasashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hasashi shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hasashi wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Hasashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Hasashi advances to half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Hasashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hasashi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Hasashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.

Hasashi is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hasashi to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hasashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hasashi trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Hasashi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Hasashi wants to finish this one by submission but Gracie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hasashi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hasashi looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Hasashi with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Hasashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hasashi.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Hasashi working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasashi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Hasashi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Hasashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hasashi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gracie!

Hasashi throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gracie has his hands clasped together but Hasashi breaks the hold and Gracie is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hasashi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanzo Hasashi!