PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blood
vs
Gracie

185 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blood closes the distance and clinches.

Blood has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! Blood pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Gracie is rocked!
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Blood finish him?
Blood prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Blood is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Blood gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood tries to clinch up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.

Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Blood.
Blood crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Blood looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
Blood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Blood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blood stands up from Gracie's guard - Blood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

Blood clinches.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie is working for takedown but Blood is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Blood.
Blood missing with knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Lorenzo Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but Blood stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gracie manages to pull guard.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blood wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Blood looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romero Gracie!