PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

White
vs
Gracie

180 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Vincent White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from White misses.

White closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Gracie stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
White struggling a bit here.
White misses with a strike from the bottom.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
Gracie looks gassed!
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
White striking from his own guard.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie won't allow White to sweep him here.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White connects with a couple of short punches.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. White is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take White's back instead.
White rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie advances to half guard.
White wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gracie working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vincent White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! White is tapping! Great win for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto Gracie!