PBP Commentary

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

Da Silva
vs
Gracie

191 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
178 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva wants to clinch.

Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Silva prevents it.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks gassed!
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Da Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Da Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Silva is defending well.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Da Silva's temple.
Gracie trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Da Silva stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Da Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Silva is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynaldo Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie works over Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Da Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Da Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Da Silva!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Da Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Da Silva's best efforts.
Da Silva wants to stand up but Gracie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.

Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Da Silva is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Da Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!