PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rollior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Tanzarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is hip hop. A fine choice. Tanzarian has chosen Steve Winwood - Higher Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Tanzarian

225 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rollior Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armen Tanzarian!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanzarian thows a body shot but no joy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanzarian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanzarian trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Tanzarian tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Tanzarian cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Tanzarian working the head and body with strikes.
Tanzarian lands some shots froms side control.
Tanzarian working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tanzarian is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tanzarian lands strikes from half guard.
Tanzarian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tanzarian is tapping! Great win for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). rollior Gracie!