PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rango Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathon McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rango Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gracie
vs
McTavish

180 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Resistance

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rango Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathon McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie .
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
McTavish throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
McTavish tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTavish throws a right hand that misses

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McTavish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
McTavish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gracie stands up from McTavish's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
McTavish throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - McTavish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
McTavish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from McTavish does no damage.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McTavish could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and McTavish is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rango Gracie !