PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Radford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radford has chosen I am the Beast as his entrance music. Mateus Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gracie
vs
Radford

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
171 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Radford !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radford blocks a leg kick.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Radford coming out on top.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Radford had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radford .
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radford was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Radford tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Radford lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Radford cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Radford lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Radford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie tries to work over Radford 's front leg with a kick but Radford checks it.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Radford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Radford closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gracie out cold! Gracie corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Radford !
In his post fight interview, Dave Radford gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.