PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotha Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilir Vrajoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gracie
vs
Vrajoli

189 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brotha Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir Vrajoli!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Vrajoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vrajoli stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Vrajoli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vrajoli trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrajoli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is fighting to break Vrajoli's control of his arms but Vrajoli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vrajoli looking to control.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control but Vrajoli is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Vrajoli looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vrajoli is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie winds up and cracks Vrajoli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Vrajoli tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie trying to control but Vrajoli is having none of it.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Vrajoli 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.
Vrajoli tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vrajoli?

Gracie goes for an armbar but Vrajoli turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Vrajoli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vrajoli is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vrajoli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli is stalling in the full guard.
Vrajoli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Vrajoli content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Vrajoli is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Vrajoli has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brotha Gracie!
A very excited looking Brotha Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.