PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Nunes
vs
Gracie

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nunes can pounce on him.
Nice takedown defense from Nunes. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adriano Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Nunes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie looks winded!
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Adriano Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nunes forces Gracie back against the ropes and clinches.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Nunes.
Nunes connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Nunes on the inside.
Nunes scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
Nunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunes with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes landing knees to the body.
Nunes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A hook to the body from Nunes.
A knee to the head by Nunes.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nunes obliges.
Nunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Nunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.

Gracie pulls Nunes into guard.

Nunes stands up from Gracie's guard - Nunes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nunes is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Nunes's guard.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Nunes is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Nunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Nunes dodges it nicely.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Nunes is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Gracie!
Anderson Gracie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.