PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lipe Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos H Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Duarte
vs
H Gracie

200 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lipe Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos H Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte instigates a clinch.
Duarte lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Carlos H Gracie has been cut.
Duarte scores with a knee to the head.
Duarte keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte prevents the takedown attempt.

Duarte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Duarte pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duarte shoots in for a takedown and gets it, with a heavy slam. That will score well with the judges.
Duarte lands a couple of elbows.

Gracie is rocked!
Duarte gets to his feet and stands over Gracie, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gracie felt that one! Duarte unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gracie from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lipe Duarte!