PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Dale Ligawen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gracie
vs
Dale Ligawen

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Dale Ligawen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ligawen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie won't allow Ligawen to get back to his feet.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ligawen 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.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ligawen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ligawen wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ligawen.
Ligawen is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ligawen wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Gracie seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Ligawen is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Royce Gracie!