PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cooper
vs
Gracie

184 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips a jab from Cooper.

Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper with a jab.
Cooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Cooper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooper wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Cooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.

Cooper has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooper is breathing heavily.

Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cooper tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Gracie!