PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joyce Gracel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suarez
vs
Gracel

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joyce Gracel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracel keeps the fight on the outside.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Gracel moves out of range.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Gracel avoids it well.
Suarez thuds his right hand into Gracel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Suarez misses.
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Joyce Gracel has been cut.
Suarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.

Gracel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suarez defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Suarez!
Gracel landing strikes from the mount and Suarez is in trouble!
Gracel controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracel working for a guillotine from mount but Suarez is in no mood to give up.
Gracel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Suarez is looking to improve his position but Gracel isn't that keen on the idea.
Suarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracel on the ground.
Suarez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Gracel wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Gracel with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Gracel's attempts to control the action.
Suarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Suarez is rocked!
Gracel with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Suarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gracel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Suarez turns into him and now he's in Gracel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suarez trying to control but Gracel is working from the bottom.
Suarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Suarez gets to his feet - Gracel follows without any prompting.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracel moves away.
Gracel fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracel avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suarez!
Gracel wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Suarez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Suarez is holding on tight.
Suarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Gracel is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Suarez is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joyce Gracel!