PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gracie
vs
Romero

172 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roy Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Romero.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Romero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Romero!
Romero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.

Romero has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Romero's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Roy Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero thows a body shot but no joy.
Romero looks to clinch

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romero won't be happy with that.
Romero managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Romero is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Romero on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Romero has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Romero.
Gracie controls the position for a moment.

Romero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romero wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.

Romero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romero wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Gracie isn't going anywhere.
Gracie is not content to let Romero control the position.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
Romero is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie controlling from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gracie. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gracie is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Romero. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie can't get the takedown.

Romero has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie stands and throws Romero's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romero taking punishment in the form of punches.

Gracie has hold of Romero's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Romero tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Romero screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Romero, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roy Gracie!