PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Gracie (ranked 4922 p4p, 6702 weight class) and Nick Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Mas Não Bate. On his way into the cage it seems that Reinaldo Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Reinaldo Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gracie
vs
Hanson

175 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reinaldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Hanson. Hanson maintains the clinch.
Hanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
Hanson wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hanson doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Hanson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reinaldo Gracie!
After winning the bout, Reinaldo Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.