PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Paine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gracie
vs
Paine

177 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Paine!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie prevents Paine from improving his position.
Paine is trying to stand.
Paine is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paine wants to get back to his feet.
Paine has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

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

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paine has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie controlling his opponent.

Gracie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Paine is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Gracie!
Carlos Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Carlos Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.