PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selleck comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells. Gracie has chosen Black & Yellow as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Selleck
vs
Gracie

175 cm
27
191 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

173 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Selleck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Selleck is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Selleck down to the mat. Selleck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Selleck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selleck tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Selleck coming out on top.
Selleck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Selleck scores with a punch to the head.
Selleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Selleck works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Selleck circles away.
Dom Selleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Selleck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Selleck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Selleck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selleck.
Selleck's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Selleck duly obliges.
Selleck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Selleck both land. Nice combination.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Selleck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Selleck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Selleck lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Selleck's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Selleck duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selleck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.

Gracie is rocked!
Selleck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Selleck finish him?
Selleck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Selleck scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck dances in with a quick combination. Gracie is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Selleck snaps Gracie's head back. Gracie stumbles backwards against the cage. Selleck steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Gracie's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Gracie just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dom Selleck!