PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Dude

185 cm
26
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and Dude decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.

Dude got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dude has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dude in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dude is one step ahead there.
Dude is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Dude pushes his legs off easily.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dude?
Dude wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Dude is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Gracie trying to control but Dude is having none of it.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Dude looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dude tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dude is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Dude tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
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.
Dude is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Dude is rocked!
Gracie cracks Dude with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dude is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dude bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gracie and the fight is over!

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