PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuris Lazinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Lazinski

165 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

198 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Koffin Inc.
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuris Lazinski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazinski throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lazinski digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Lazinski throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Lazinski.
Gracie lands a body shot.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Lazinski is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes Lazinski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lazinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Lazinski dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lazinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gracie 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.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lazinski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lazinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Lazinski won't allow it.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lazinski tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lazinski to the mat! Lazinski manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lazinski keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lazinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lazinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie postures up in Lazinski's guard and throws a big left but Lazinski blocks it.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Lazinski does no damage.
Lazinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lazinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Lazinski which made him look bad.
Lazinski misses with a double jab.
Lazinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazinski is just out of range.
Lazinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Lazinski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lazinski swinging wilding here.
Lazinski thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lazinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazinski scores with a three punch combo!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lazinski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lazinski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie looking to finish Lazinski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lazinski!
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Lazinski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lazinski looks gassed!
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lazinski because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Lazinski taking shots to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lazinski?
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lazinski's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lazinski's face.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lazinski's face.
Lazinski blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Lazinski is blocking nicely.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lazinski looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.

Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yuris Lazinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Christopher Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!

Lazinski is rocked!
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Lazinski is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?

Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lazinski is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lazinski flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lazinski and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Lazinski chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Lazinski like an anaconda would it's prey. Lazinski fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christopher Gracie!