PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Villas (ranked 7747 p4p, 553 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 3729 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cristiano Villas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Villas
vs
Gracie

189 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Blue Moon

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristiano Villas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Villas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Villas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Villas closes the distance and clinches.

Villas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Villas closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Villas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cristiano Villas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Villas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.

Villas manages to break the clinch.

Villas clinches with his opponent.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Villas content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Villas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Villas wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Villas lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Villas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Villas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Villas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Villas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villas prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Villas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Villas can't break the clinch.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Villas is defending well.
Villas is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.

Villas breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villas's waist but Villas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Villas tries to clinch but Gracie moves away

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villas tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Villas wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Villas keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Villas is retaining full guard.
Villas wants to sweep but no luck.
Villas has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Villas's head.
Villas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Villas looking to control.
Gracie passes Villas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Villas wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie working over Villas with some ground and pound. Villas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie is nestled in close to Villas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Villas's head.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Villas dominated that round.
That's time! Villas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Villas wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Villas. Villas maintains the clinch.
Villas has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Villas prevents it.
Villas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Villas is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Villas down to the mat. Villas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Villas doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
A left lands for Villas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Villas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Villas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Villas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cristiano Villas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Villas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villas gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Villas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villas tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Villas breaks the clinch.
Villas wants to clinch

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Villas tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie prevents Villas from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working over Villas with some ground and pound. Villas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie working over Villas with some ground and pound. Villas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie thows a huge punch but Villas dodges it nicely.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Villas's hands, connecting with Villas's forehead.
Gracie lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Villas! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gracie jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Gracie!