PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gracie
vs
Nixon

189 cm
22
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sterling Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nixon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nixon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nixon could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Nixon is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicolas Gracie!
Nicolas Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.