PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Rocco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gustavo Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Rocco

168 cm
19
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rocco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks into a jab.

Gracie rushes Rocco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Rocco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocco jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Gracie forces Rocco back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Rocco prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Rocco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rocco is trying to break free.
Rocco tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Rocco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rocco gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie works on Rocco's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocco wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Rocco is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Rocco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rocco is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rocco prevents it.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rocco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rocco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocco is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roccos head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Rocco tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rocco is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocco.

Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Rocco is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie with a poor takedown
and Rocco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rocco wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie shoots in but Rocco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocco takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocco's efforts to push away.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rocco backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocco is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocco avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Rocco prevents the takedown attempt.
Rocco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocco blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Rocco takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Rocco blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Rocco stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Rocco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie keeps control of Rocco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rocco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocco is being controlled here.
Gracie advances to mount.

Gracie swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Gracie!
Our winner, Gustavo Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.