PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arshavin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All about us. Sasha Arshavin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arshavin
vs
Gracies

177 cm
18
207 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

155 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Arshavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracies!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arshavin fails with the takedown

and Gracies counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arshavin has had enough of the clinch but Gracies keeps him there for the moment.
Gracies lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gracies.
Gracies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gracies - that landed with a thud.
Gracies pushes Arshavin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arshavin throws an elbow but misses.
Gracies lands an uppercut.

It looks like Sasha Arshavin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracies digs a right hand into Arshavin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arshavin's gas tank.
Arshavin is breathing heavily.
Gracies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gracies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracies lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracies pushes Arshavin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracies pushes Arshavin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracies is leaning against Arshavin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracies working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracies drops Arshavin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Arshavin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Arshavin is rocked!
Gracies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Arshavin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracies pushes Arshavin against the cage. Gracies is working some dirty boxing. Gracies pushes off with a quick right hook! Arshavin goes down! Arshavin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gracies moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Gracies!
The defeated Sasha Arshavin had this to say: 'I was not prepared enough. He was superior TODAY.'.