PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The Filipino Gracie
vs
The Razors Edge

175 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Filipino Gracie blocks a jab.
The Razors Edge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Filipino Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Razors Edge lands with a hook. The Filipino Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck for The Filipino Gracie with that takedown attempt.
The Filipino Gracie tries to move into range but The Razors Edge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Razors Edge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Filipino Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Razors Edge pinned against the cage. The Razors Edge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Filipino Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Filipino Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Razors Edge sprawls well. The Razors Edge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Filipino Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
The Filipino Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The Razors Edge.
The Filipino Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Razors Edge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Filipino Gracie.

The Razors Edge lands a left and a right that send The Filipino Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. The Razors Edge thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

The Filipino Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Razors Edge connects with a stiff jab that staggers The Filipino Gracie - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tank The Razors Edge!