PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracy has chosen We don't die we multiply as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silva
vs
Gracy

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%

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 Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but Gracy stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Gracy has him pressed against the cage.
Gracy is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

Gracy breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracy but Gracy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Gracy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gracy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracy clinches with his opponent.
Silva has Gracy pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to drag Gracy to the mat but Gracy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Gracy jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Gracy has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracy pinned against the cage. Gracy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva looks to clinch

and Gracy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is not content to let Gracy control the position.
Silva struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracy wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gracy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracy is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Gracy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracy tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracy landing punches.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Gracy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Gracy isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracy blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracy throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracy trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to hold on but Gracy pushes him away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva holds of for dear life.
Gracy throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva tries to clinch there but Gracy circles away.
Silva swings for the body but Gracy moves out of range.
Gracy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Gracy stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracy sprawls well. Gracy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Gracy. Gracy maintains the clinch.

Gracy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracy to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy postures up.
Gracy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce Gracy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracy.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gracy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva strikes from his own guard.
Silva scores with a nice shot.
Gracy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva striking off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracy from controlling successfully.
Gracy postures up.
Gracy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce Gracy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gracy tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in but Gracy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Gracy in a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Gracy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracy tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Gracy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Gracy postures up.
Gracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Gracy is proving a slippery customer.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracy doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Gracy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gracy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracy is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the strikes from Gracy.
Gracy missing with punches from the bottom.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Gracy is defending well.
Silva thows a huge punch but Gracy dodges it nicely.
Gracy regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracy looking to control.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracy!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.

Gracy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracy is avoiding it.
Gracy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracy lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Gracy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracy wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Gracy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Gracy has moved into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to control Gracy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Gracy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ronaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracy is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracy!
Post fight, an emotional Royce Gracy said 'First of all I thank GOD and you all guys here and my family and I promise you all that I will be the next champion soon'.