PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colbert
vs
Gracie

181 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Colbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colbert stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Colbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colbert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colbert lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Colbert.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Colbert sprawls well.
Colbert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Gustavo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Colbert's waist but Colbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Steven Colbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Colbert looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big head kick from Colbert and Gracie is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Gracie is rocked!
Colbert stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Colbert finish him?

Colbert looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Colbert wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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

Colbert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Colbert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Colbert is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Colbert is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Colbert is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Colbert is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gustavo Gracie!