PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Crescent

187 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crescent checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crescent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Crescent back into the cage.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Crescent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crescent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Crescent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Crescent avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Crescent controls his hands.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crescent misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Crescent gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Crescent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Crescent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to stall but Crescent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Crescent.
Crescent lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crescent.
Nice body punch from Crescent - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Crescent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crescent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crescent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Crescent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Crescent lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Crescent works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Crescent lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Crescent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
Crescent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crescent gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Crescent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crescent scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie looking to stall.
Crescent lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Crescent.
Crescent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crescent lands a nice uppercut.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crescent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crescent lands an uppercut.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Crescent has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Crescent.
Crescent scores with a shoulder strike.
Crescent is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Crescent.
Crescent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Crescent.
Crescent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
Crescent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
A short right from Crescent on the inside.
Crescent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crescent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

Gracie is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crescent dips a shoulder and cracks Gracie with a mighty uppercut! Gracie falls back against the cage and Crescent unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gracie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Crescent screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mornington Crescent!