PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Gimme Shelter. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gracie
vs
Lutsenko

180 cm
26
194 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

192 cm
21
193 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lutsenko.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie moves out of range as Lutsenko strikes.
Lutsenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Lutsenko misses the shot to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Lutsenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lutsenko lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Lutsenko takes one on the button.
Lutsenko lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Lutsenko finds it's target.
Lutsenko throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Lutsenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Lutsenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko scores with a shot to the body.
Lutsenko throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Lutsenko stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lutsenko jabs at Gracie's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lutsenko thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Sergi Lutsenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lutsenko cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lutsenko digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lutsenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko misses with the combination.
Sergi Lutsenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Lutsenko lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lutsenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Lutsenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lutsenko drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Lutsenko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gracie is rocked!
Lutsenko drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Lutsenko jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergi Lutsenko!