PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Huang (ranked 6254 p4p, 6417 weight class) and Efim Gracie (ranked 539 p4p, 554 weight class). Huang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Efim Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Huang
vs
Gracie

169 cm
18
155
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huang.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Huang moves into the clinch.
Huang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huang lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Efim Gracie has been cut.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Huang is controlling the position.
Huang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Huang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Huang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Huang closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.

Huang breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie looks winded!
Huang is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huang throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Huang.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.

Huang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Huang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Huang breaks the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huang throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Huang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Huang moves into the clinch.

Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Huang. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.

Gracie is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gracie hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Huang!
A relieved looking Lee Huang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.