PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gracie
vs
Stevens

190 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
249 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Stevens misses the target.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevens which made him look bad.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Stevens lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.

Stevens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Stevens.
Stevens drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie has hold of Stevens's hands but Stevens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevens defends well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Stevens slips an elbow through the middle.
Stevens connects with a couple of short punches.
Stevens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie stops Stevens from standing up.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Stevens's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevens wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Stevens's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Stevens's guard.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stevens wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Stevens's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stevens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevens throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevens can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

Gracie has an Americana. Stevens didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Royce Gracie!