PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name - R.A.T.M.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
dos Santos

176 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. dos Santos defends it nicely.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie tries to stand but dos Santos is controlling his head.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
dos Santos is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
dos Santos tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
dos Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but dos Santos is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos looks gassed!

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie stays in close to dos Santos's body and controls the position.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scott Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie clinches.

Gracie has dos Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending dos Santos tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into dos Santos's guard.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break dos Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to stand but dos Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
dos Santos is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.
dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.

Gracie rushes dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
dos Santos tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dos Santos is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dos Santos is controlling him.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dos Santos on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavio dos Santos.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
Scott Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks for the body kick but dos Santos saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from dos Santos. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from dos Santos.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but dos Santos moved away.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of dos Santos's head.

Gracie scores with a takedown into dos Santos's guard.

dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but dos Santos is tightening it up a little... Gracie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gracie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gracie taps out! nice BJJ there by dos Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Flavio dos Santos!