PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

John
vs
Gracie

187 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

John bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that John has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but John is staying active.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
John is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!

Gracie has hold of John's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and John manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
John sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.

Gracie is working for a kimura but John is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie moves into full mount! John won't be happy about that!

Gracie working for a submission but John is keeping him at bay.

Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… John is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by John and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Gracie has an Americana. John didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Royce Gracie!
An out of breath Royce Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.