PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rerbert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gay Bar. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Du Bois
vs
Gracie

180 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Du Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rerbert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Bois fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Du Bois stuffs the takedown.

Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Du Bois, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Du Bois gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Victor Du Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rerbert Gracie.
Du Bois gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Du Bois backwards.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Du Bois manages to get underhooks.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.

Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Du Bois clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
Du Bois controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Even with his hooks in, Gracie manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Du Bois wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gracie missing with strikes.
Du Bois has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie is punishing Du Bois with strikes - can he finish him?!
Du Bois is trying to stand back up.
Du Bois is trying to remain composed but Gracie is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with punches and elbows.
Du Bois covering up well under a series of strikes from Gracie.
Du Bois is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Du Bois has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gracie has Du Bois flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Du Bois!
Gracie is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gracie somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gracie thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gracie lands strikes to the head.
Gracie lands shots from the back.
Du Bois avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is working the ground and pound. Can Du Bois escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands strikes to the head.
Gracie cracks Du Bois with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Du Bois from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Du Bois is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie scores with punches to the body.
Du Bois is covering up but some of the strikes from Gracie are getting through and doing damage.

Du Bois is rocked!
Du Bois is breathing heavily.
Gracie drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Du Bois is in real trouble here! Gracie lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Gracie is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rerbert Gracie!