PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia has chosen Down With Webster - Time to win as his entrance music. Bruno Malfacine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Malfacine
vs
Gracia

165 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Malfacine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfacine doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracia.
Malfacine controls Gracia momentarily but Gracia frees himself.
Gracia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Malfacine looking for subs off his back but Gracia has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracia content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine wants to get back to full guard.
Malfacine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malfacine 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.
Gracia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Malfacine has an active guard here but Gracia has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfacine is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malfacine wants to improve his position but Gracia is controlling well.
Gracia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Malfacine with the active half guard here but Gracia passes nicely into side control.

Gracia in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Malfacine is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rob Gracia!
Rob Gracia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.