PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way as his entrance music. Miguel Grace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grace
vs
Tavares

174 cm
35
221 lbs
24 - 23 - 0

195 cm
31
210 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrique Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a head kick that half lands.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace throws a combination that misses
letting Tavares counter with a right hand.
Grace misses with a leg kick.
Grace lands a jab to the head.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Grace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavares.
Grace misses with a looping right.
Tavares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grace throws a hook but Tavares avoids it easily.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Nice shot by Grace.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace scores with a one two! Tavares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Tavares has closed the distance and engaged Grace in a clinch.
Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graces head.
Grace is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavares has double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tavares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Grace.
Tavares throws an elbow that misses.
Tavares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grace tries to break free but Tavares pushes him back against the cage.
Grace wants to break free but Tavares has control.
Grace blocks an uppercut.
Grace is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grace has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Grace.
Grace is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Grace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tavares working aggressively here.
Tavares lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Grace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Grace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grace's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands an elbow that stopped Grace in his tracks for a moment.
Grace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tavares has Grace pressed against the cage, preventing Grace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tavares.
A frustrated look appears on Grace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavares landing knees to the head.
Grace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavares lands a big knee! That's hurt Grace! Oh, he's all over the place! Tavares lands another knee that sends Grace to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Tavares!
In his post fight interview, Henrique Tavares started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.