PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimme Shelter. Dorh has chosen Heaven & Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Dorh

180 cm
26
194 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cris Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Dorh.
Dorh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dorh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.

Dorh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dorh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Dorh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dorh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie is in close to Dorh's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dorh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Dorh up and slammed him! Dorh can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Dorh here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dorh regains half guard.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dorh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Dorh looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Dorh's head.
Dorh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dorh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

Gracie escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dorh tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Dorh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Dorh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorh is looking to clinch.
Dorh tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Dorh get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dorh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dorh working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.

Dorh is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dorh extends the arm and Gracie is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cris Dorh!