PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Lawler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gracie
vs
Lawler

185 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawler lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler with a hook.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lawler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Lawler throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robbie Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lawler lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Lawler.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Lawler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Lawler.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie throws a head kick but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Lawler misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Lawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Lawler loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawler's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawler keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie is standing up over Lawler. Lawler looks to escape but Gracie dives into side control.
Lawler looks gassed!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Lawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Lawler is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawler has escaped the position, nice work there.

Gracie has an Americana. Lawler didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vitor Gracie!