PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes to the cage accompanied by Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. Gracie has chosen Born To Win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Negreanu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Negreanu
vs
Gracie

177 cm
22
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Negreanu, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Negreanu against the cage but Negreanu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Negreanu pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie takes one on the button.

Negreanu has managed to clinch.
Negreanu is struggling to control the position.
Negreanu lands with a light punch inside.
Negreanu scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Negreanu effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie wants a takedown.

Negreanu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Negreanu, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Negreanu against the cage but Negreanu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Nice shot lands for Negreanu.

It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Negreanu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Negreanu clinches up against the cage.
Negreanu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Negreanu.
Negreanu lands with a right to the head.

Gracie is rocked!

Negreanu manages to break the clinch.
Ryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Negreanu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniel Negreanu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie looks gassed!
Negreanu scores with a body shot.
Negreanu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negreanu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Negreanu.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Negreanu finish him?
Negreanu drops Gracie with a naaaaasty hook - Gracie is in real trouble here! Negreanu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Negreanu!