PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dinh Truong Thien (ranked 4580 p4p, 461 weight class) and Robson Gracie (ranked 3093 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Truong Thien
vs
Gracie

164 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dinh Truong Thien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Truong Thien throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Truong Thien throws a nice head kick!

Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Truong Thien trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Truong Thien is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie prevents Truong Thien from standing back up.
Gracie prevents Truong Thien from improving his position.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong Thien trying to control here.
Gracie throwing shots but Truong Thien is blocking nicely.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Truong Thien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie working Truong Thien over with strikes.
Truong Thien is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truong Thien is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truong Thien's head.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Truong Thien controls the position.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Truong Thien is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Truong Thien to control.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truong Thien can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truong Thien is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Truong Thien is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truong Thien is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Truong Thien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Truong Thien is breathing heavily.
Truong Thien is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie looking to control but Truong Thien is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!

Truong Thien is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truong Thien throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Truong Thien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Truong Thien throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Truong Thien.
Truong Thien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Truong Thien tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Truong Thien.

Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Truong Thien to the ground. Gracie is now in Truong Thien's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.

Gracie gets to his feet. Truong Thien looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie stands up and beckons Truong Thien to his feet.
Dinh Truong Thien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Truong Thien.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Truong Thien misses with a low kick.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Truong Thien's guard.
Truong Thien is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.

Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Truong Thien frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truong Thien wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Truong Thien is looking to escape.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Truong Thien is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie tries to control but Truong Thien wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truong Thien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truong Thien can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie looking to finish Truong Thien with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truong Thien!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Truong Thien is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Truong Thien is trying desperately to improve position.

Gracie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Truong Thien is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robson Gracie!