PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messi Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to André Rieu - The Godfather. Messi Suarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gracie
vs
Suarez

191 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hektor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Messi Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Suarez has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Suarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Suarez cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Suarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Suarez.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suarez tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to circle away but Suarez has him pinned against the cage.
Suarez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Suarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hektor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie wants to stall.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Suarez.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Suarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie is working for takedown but Suarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suarez lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Suarez has the dominant position.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Suarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Suarez has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suarez after a bit of a struggle.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Suarez gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Gracie is rocked!
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gracie to his knees! Suarez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Messi Suarez!