PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Luna (ranked 1558 p4p, 190 weight class) and Rorion Gracie (ranked 2348 p4p, 286 weight class). Luna comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Olha a Explosão. Antonio Luna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luna
vs
Gracie

185 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luna was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luna lands a body shot.
Luna leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luna misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Luna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Rorion Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Luna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Luna sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Antonio Luna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Luna avoids it easily.
Luna is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.

Gracie is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gracie to his knees! Luna keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Antonio Luna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.