PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hurt
vs
Gracie

178 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ace of Spades Clothing
Quark's

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Hurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie checks a low kick from Hurt.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Hurt and move into the clinch position.
Hurt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurt scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Hurt.
Gracie wants to clinch but Hurt slips to the side
and Hurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hurt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hurt - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Hurt.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hurt pinned against the cage. Hurt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hurt misses with a straight right.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hurt.
Hurt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Hurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Hurt swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robert Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Hurt.
Still in the clinch, Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurt lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robert Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
Hurt effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie has Hurt pressed against the cage.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hurt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Hurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gracie is rocked!
Hurt ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Hurt!
Robert Hurt retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Hurt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.