PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binho Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen Best of You as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gracie
vs
Oliveira

187 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

188 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Binho Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oliveira wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Oliveira really wants to buck Gracie off and get back to his feet.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie cracks Oliveira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie landing punches.

It looks like Binho Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.

Oliveira is rocked!

That has opened up Binho Oliveira's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big strike lands for Gracie! That's really hurt Oliveira and he's turned his back - Gracie keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gracie jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Gracie!