PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Jones Junior

170 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Jones Junior!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Junior's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Junior is trying to get back to half guard.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior, who protects the arm well.
Junior is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Junior is trying to improve his position.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
Junior is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
Junior tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Junior tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Junior is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Junior is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Gracie!