PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shizzle My (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

My
vs
Gracie

177 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shizzle My!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
My looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
My just misses with a punch to the body.
My ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
My is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

My is working for a submission of some sort.
My thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
My is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
My passes to full mount!
My with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
My is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

My is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Gracie to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing My from controlling successfully.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. My doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. My manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
My stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
My is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
My scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! My escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie tries to bench press My off him but My keeps the position.

My wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
My throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.

My wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.

My goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in My's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
My is breathing heavily.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
My keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
My looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! My looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. My looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from My!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
My works his way into full mount!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
My putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shizzle My will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

My throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

My gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but My manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has My in his guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. My is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
My working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

My drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick My off! My jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
My preventing the sweep.

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

My shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. My showed some decent athleticism there.
My is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to improve his position but My is controlling well.

My seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

My drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and My jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
My throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My chips away with some ground and pound.
My thows a big elbow that misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Revan Gracie!