PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Tethanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tethanon
vs
Gracie

188 cm
25
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Pavel Tethanon!
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, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Tethanon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie looks gassed!
Tethanon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tethanon obliges.
Tethanon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tethanon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tethanon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Tethanon lands a nice knee to the body.
Tethanon working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tethanon.
Tethanon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tethanon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tethanon obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tethanon landing knees to the head.
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tethanon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tethanon obliges.
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tethanon crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Tethanon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tethanon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tethanon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Gracie is rocked!
Tethanon landing knees to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Tethanon finish him?
Tethanon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tethanon lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tethanon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tethanon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tethanon lands a knee to the body.
Tethanon working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Tethanon connects with a knee to the head.
Tethanon scores with a knee to the head.
Tethanon has Gracie pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gracie is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tethanon - that's hurt Gracie badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gracie is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gracie doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pavel Tethanon!