PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weight
vs
Gracie

175 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LightHeavy Weight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Weight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weight looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Weight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.

Weight closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Weight works on Gracie 's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Gracie looks winded!
Weight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Weight after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Weight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
LightHeavy Weight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Gracie .
Weight lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Weight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
Weight lands with a short shot to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Weight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Weight to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie wants to break free but Weight has control.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

It looks like Rodrigo Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gracie ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Weight is unloading with more strikes now! Gracie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight!
LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
LightHeavy Weight bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.