PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Daverio (ranked 946 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Reinaldo Gracie (ranked 110 p4p, 124 weight class). Gracie has chosen Apaga Mas Não Bate as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mateo Daverio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Daverio
vs
Gracie

173 cm
28
151
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateo Daverio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reinaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daverio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Daverio's guard.

Daverio kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
Daverio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daverio tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daverio.
Daverio misses with a body kick.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daverio throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Daverio is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie cracks Daverio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daverio moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie has Daverio pushed against the cage.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daverio lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Daverio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daverio throws an elbow but it misses.
Daverio tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daverio misses with an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Daverio has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Daverio stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mateo Daverio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reinaldo Gracie.
Daverio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daverio throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daverio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Daverio looking to stall.
Daverio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Daverio lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daverio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Daverio won't allow it.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Gracie manages to pull guard.

Daverio has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Daverio is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Daverio to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reinaldo Gracie!
A very excited looking Reinaldo Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.