PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracieo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiimir Roughshod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gracieo
vs
Roughshod

150 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gracieo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiimir Roughshod!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roughshod doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracieo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracieo takes a swing at Roughshod's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Roughshod swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gracieo rushes Roughshod and presses him up against the cage.
Gracieo lands with a left to the head.
Gracieo is pressed up against the cage. Roughshod has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracieo down to the mat. Gracieo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Roughshod moves into range and clinches up with Gracieo.
Roughshod is trying to break the clinch but Gracieo has him pressed against the cage.
Gracieo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracieo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracieo lands an uppercut.

Roughshod is rocked!
Gracieo blocks the elbow strike.
Roughshod is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracieo finish him?
Gracieo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roughshod backwards.
Gracieo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roughshod is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracieo to keep the fight standing.
Royce Gracieo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiimir Roughshod.
Roughshod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracieo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roughshod or not.
Gracieo digs a right hand into Roughshod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roughshod's gas tank.
Roughshod seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracieo presses Roughshod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracieo dodges an elbow strike from Roughshod.
Gracieo really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Roughshod is looking for a takedown.
Roughshod has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracieo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roughshod can turn it around.
Roughshod tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracieo avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracieo scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracieo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracieo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracieo really is a fat lump.
Gracieo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Gracieo.
Gracieo blocks a body shot from Roughshod.
Gracieo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracieo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roughshod tries to break free but Gracieo pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gracieo.
Gracieo scores with a shoulder strike.
Roughshod tries to break the clinch but Gracieo is controlling the position.
Roughshod jumps guard but Gracieo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracieo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracieo lands a left hand.
Gracieo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracieo pushes Roughshod against the cage. Gracieo is working some dirty boxing. Gracieo pushes off with a quick right hook! Roughshod goes down! Roughshod tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gracieo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Gracieo!