PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abby Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Abby Austin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Abby Austin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Austin
vs
Gracie

182 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abby Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws a head kick that misses.
Austin misses with a combination
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Austin tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Austin didn't expect that.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Austin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Austin throws an off balance right hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Austin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie prevents Austin from standing back up.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Austin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodion Gracie!