PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimme Shelter. Travis Riley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sakuraba Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Riley

180 cm
35
182 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Riley tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.

Riley clinches.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
Riley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Riley scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Riley.
Riley throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Gracie stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riley.
Riley digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Gracie is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riley gets a clinch.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Riley gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuraba Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley is working Gracie over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riley pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Gracie tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley lands a big right hand that drops Gracie! The killer instinct kicks in and Riley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Riley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Riley!