PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nunu Brice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen orion as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brice
vs
Gracie

180 cm
23
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nunu Brice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brice misses with a wild combination.
Brice throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brice did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.

Brice pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.

Brice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brice showed some decent athleticism there.
Brice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brice.
Brice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brice is working away from the top position though.
Brice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brice working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Brice throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Brice there.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.

Brice drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Brice decides to stand back up. Brice steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Nunu Brice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Brice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brice was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie prevents Brice from getting back to his feet.

Brice wriggles free and stands up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brice is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Brice manages to avoid easily.
Brice wants to get back to his feet.
Brice is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Brice to control.
Brice is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Brice is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Brice to control.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Brice manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brice is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie tries to control but Brice wriggling away.
Brice can't escape the position.
Brice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brice is trying to escape the mount.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Brice frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brice sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brice tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Brice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brice is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie prevents Brice from standing back up.

Brice makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Brice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brice wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunu Brice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Brice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Brice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brice works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Brice crashes against the mat.
Nunu Brice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is not content to let Brice control the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Brice.
Brice postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brice working the head and body with strikes.
Brice lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Brice cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brice taking a breather here.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brice lands a nice short elbow.
Brice working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Brice is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brice drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brice.
Brice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brice slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.

Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Brice.
Gracie controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Brice.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Brice is controlling well.
Brice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie has hold of Brice's hands but Brice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.

Brice is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brice to get the leverage.
Brice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brice is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gracie wants to control but Brice is keeping busy.
Brice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Brice is controlling well.

Brice is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunu Brice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brice digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Brice.
Brice lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Brice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brice thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brice.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Brice.
Brice tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brice slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brice misses with a few strikes there.
Brice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brice can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Brice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brice trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brice defending well though.
Brice wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Brice dodges it nicely.
Brice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brice shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Brice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Brice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie controls Brice momentarily but Brice frees himself.
Brice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Brice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brice is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brice connects with a couple of short punches.
Brice is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brice wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Brice cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Brice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brice trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brice cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Brice distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brice wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brice trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brice is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brice is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brice misses with the combination.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Brice slips a jab from Gracie.
Brice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunu Brice clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brice tries to clinch up.
Brice throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Brice lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Brice misses with a double jab.
Brice has his takedown stuffed

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Brice fights it but they end up in guard.
Brice trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Brice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brice wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie postures up in Brice's guard and throws a big left but Brice blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Brice keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brice.
Brice looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Brice throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Brice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie throws a head kick but Brice moves out of range.
Brice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nunu Brice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Brice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Brice keeps it at a distance.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Brice.

Brice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brice drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brice winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brice winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brice scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brice drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Brice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brice misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Brice shows good takedown defense.

Brice drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Nunu Brice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.

Brice tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.

Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brice should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Brice should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie is the new middleweight champion!