PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorny Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Bittersweet Symphony blaring out of the sound system. Rorny Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gracie
vs
Lindell

188 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Lightning Fight Gear

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rorny Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Lindell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.

Lindell gets a clinch.

Lindell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie shoots in but Lindell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie tries to clinch but Lindell moves away

so Lindell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lindell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lindell misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Lindell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindell moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Lindell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Donk. Gracie catches Lindell right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindell cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Lindell counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Lindell rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lindell prevents it.

Lindell breaks the clinch.

Lindell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Lindell slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Lindell sits in half guard.
Lindell blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Well, if Lindell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Lindell wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lindell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lindell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie working for a triangle but Lindell defends it easily.

Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lindell has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Lindell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rorny Gracie!