PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tao PaPai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think PaPai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face the pain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

PaPai
vs
Gracie

190 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tao PaPai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poli Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PaPai tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

PaPai drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
PaPai missing with knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
PaPai gets underhooks to prevent Gracie 's takedown attempt.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
PaPai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie .
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
PaPai missing with knees to the body.
PaPai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie .
PaPai tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for PaPai.
PaPai tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
PaPai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie .
PaPai tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as PaPai throws knees to the body.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Tao PaPai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poli Gracie .
PaPai tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
PaPai is breathing heavily.
PaPai missing with knees to the body.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. PaPai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
PaPai is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
PaPai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tao PaPai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PaPai wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - PaPai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
PaPai tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. PaPai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gracie has hold of PaPai's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! PaPai tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and PaPai screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from PaPai, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Poli Gracie !