PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kryvyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with orion blaring out of the sound system. Kryvyk has chosen archangel in black as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Igor Kryvyk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gracie
vs
Kryvyk

185 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kryvyk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kryvyk avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Kryvyk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kryvyk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Kryvyk tries to clinch up.
Kryvyk throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Kryvyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kryvyk throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie punching from mount but Kryvyk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kryvyk looks gassed!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kryvyk wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Kryvyk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie working Kryvyk over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.

Kryvyk tries to control Gracie's head but Gracie pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Kryvyk is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Royce Gracie!