PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikami Teru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teru
vs
Gracie

193 cm
26
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikami Teru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teru but Teru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Teru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikami Teru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Teru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teru pinned against the cage. Teru gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Teru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie looks gassed!
Teru lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Teru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Teru lands with a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie drops his hands for a split second and Teru immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Gracie face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Teru follows up with a right hand that knocks Gracie into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikami Teru!