PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliz Gracie (ranked 2184 p4p, 5686 weight class) and Jeremy Scott (ranked 289 p4p, 591 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gracie
vs
Scott

180 cm
33
190
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
186
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Scott!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie drives through with a takedown into Scott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scott wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scott has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scott manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is pushing down on Scott's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scott is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Scott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Scott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Scott is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Our spies down at at Brazilian Top Team inform us that Scott has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Gracie passes into half guard.

Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Scott is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eliz Gracie!
Eliz Gracie is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Eliz Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.