PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gracie
vs
Lowery

175 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohammed Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie lands a big head kick that sends Lowery tumbling to the mat! Gracie takes a step backwards and waves Lowery back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lowery is rocked!

It looks like Mike Lowery has been cut.

Gracie has managed to clinch.
Lowery is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?

Lowery lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowery looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lowery seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie won't allow Lowery to sweep him here.
Gracie cracks Lowery with a solid left hand.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Lowery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lowery keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie advances to half guard.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Lowery defending well.
Gracie works his way into full mount!

Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lowery to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lowery shrugs it off.
Lowery is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie working Lowery over with strikes here.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lowery tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Lowery taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowery's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lowery is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Lowery's hands, connecting with Lowery's forehead.
Lowery is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
A control attempt from Lowery but he's now mounted!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Lowery to control.

Gracie has hold of Lowery's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lowery manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lowery sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lowery trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gracie manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lowery has worked his arm free - good work by Lowery!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lowery struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Lowery is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lowery manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lowery gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is looking to pass Lowery's guard but actually Lowery recovers to full guard.
Lowery keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowery's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lowery gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lowery is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lowery has escaped and now he's on top!

Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lowery is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lowery has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mohammed Gracie!