PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Gracie (ranked 4830 p4p, 433 weight class) and Chris Lovelair (ranked 5218 p4p, 459 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Lovelair

173 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabiano Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovelair is looking for the big counter here.
Gracie misses the jab.
Lovelair avoids the body shot from Gracie.

Lovelair pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Gracie misses with the head strike.

Gracie decides to pull guard.
Lovelair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lovelair defends it easily.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lovelair defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lovelair rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Lovelair is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabiano Gracie!