PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darby
vs
Gracie

173 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
216 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Darby is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Darby tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Darby is defending well.
Darby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working away.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Darby denies him.
Darby is trying to improve his position.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Darby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darby wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Darby could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie trying to control the position but Darby is working away.
Darby manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie prevents Darby from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Darby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Darby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby is trying to control but can't.

Darby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Darby actively working from the bottom here.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie prevents Darby from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Darby is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Darby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darby seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Darby working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is fighting to break Darby's control of his arms but Darby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rimario Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darby walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darby is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Darby looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Darby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darby trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darby is looking to get to half guard.
Darby tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Darby doesn't allow it.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Darby is having none of it.
Darby tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Darby is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Darby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Darby is defending it quite comfortably.
Darby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darby working a defensive guard here.

Darby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Darby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie trying to control but Darby is working from the bottom.

Darby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darby keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Darby looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darby has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.

Darby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Darby working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darby is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rimario Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Darby shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Darby darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Darby into the cage.
Darby tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Darby.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Darby. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darby!

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Darby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Darby works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Darby is looking for a kimura here.

Darby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Darby works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darby with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Darby pushes him away.

Darby is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Darby's body position as best he can.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Darby maintains control.

Darby swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gracie is now in Darby's guard. A big mistake from Darby there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Darby keeps moving.

Darby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Darby looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Darby keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Darby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Darby looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Darby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pushing down on Darby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Darby is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.

Darby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darby is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Rimario Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Darby is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darby avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Darby looking for submissions off his back.
Darby trying to control from the bottom.

Darby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darby trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.

Darby looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to control but Darby is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rimario Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimario Gracie!
Rimario Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.