PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Delemele Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Teller
vs
Gracie

200 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
176 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delemele Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Delemele Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller fails to land with a series of punches.

Teller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries to buck Teller off but Teller is having none of it.
Teller taking a breather here.
Gracie tries to buck Teller off but Teller is having none of it.
Teller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Teller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teller controls the pace.

Teller gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Teller has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie wants the takedown. Teller is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Teller's guard against the cage.
Teller wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Teller is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Teller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, if Teller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teller is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is not content to let Teller control the position.
Gracie is in trouble now - Teller has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teller controlling from the full mount.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Teller's attempts to control the action.
Teller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Teller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Teller loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delemele Teller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Teller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Teller pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Teller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Teller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Teller in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Teller is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Teller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Delemele Teller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teller thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Teller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Teller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teller wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Teller tries to pass.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Gracie looking for a triangle here. Teller is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Teller is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Royce Gracie!