PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Gears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gears
vs
Gracie

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Gears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gears lands a nice looking body shot.

Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Gears is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Gears's guard.
Gracie passes Gears's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Gears defends the submission attempt.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gears defends it well.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gears has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Gears defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gears knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gears is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Gears blocks the move with his legs.

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

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gears has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Gears is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Gears is defending well.
Gears gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie moves to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gears won't enjoy being in this position. Gracie looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Gears is tapping - it's over boys! Gracie picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Gracie!