PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Gracie (ranked 1405 p4p, 175 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2896 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Olha a Explosão. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Dos Santos

176 cm
26
192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.

Dos Santos rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Dos Santos gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Rorion Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorion Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Dos Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dos Santos is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dos Santos! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dos Santos taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rorion Gracie!
Rorion Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.