PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Valensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valensky has chosen Jesus Built My Hotrod- Ministry as his entrance music. Mikhail Valensky acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gracie
vs
Valensky

195 cm
26
250 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

225 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Valensky!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Valensky.

It looks like Rolger Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valensky swivels and escapes.
Valensky tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Valensky ducks under and follows up with a left that Valensky also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valensky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valensky checks it well.
Good work by Valensky as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikhail Valensky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Valensky moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valensky sprawls well. Valensky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valensky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.

Valensky closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valensky has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Valensky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valensky lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Valensky stalling in the clinch.
Valensky lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valensky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Valensky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valensky prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valensky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valensky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valensky continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Valensky pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valensky lands a body punch.
Valensky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valensky.
Valensky slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valensky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valensky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valensky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valensky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valensky pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valensky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valensky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valensky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valensky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Valensky.
Valensky has Gracie pushed against the cage.
A short left from Valensky.
Valensky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valensky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valensky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valensky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Valensky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valensky stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Valensky.
Valensky throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gracie colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Valensky as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gracie is left battered and dazed whilst Valensky and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Valensky!