PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwan Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sykes
vs
Gracie

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Sykes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kwan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Sykes.
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sykes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykes lands a head kick!
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

Sykes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sykes tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Sykes landing knees to the head.
Sykes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sykes gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Sykes landing knees to the head.
Sykes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie has Sykes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sykes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Sykes scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kwan Gracie has been cut.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Sykes with a knee to the head.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sykes is breathing heavily.
Sykes tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Sykes working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sykes.
Sykes looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie has Sykes pressed against the cage, preventing Sykes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sykes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sykes wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Sykes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sykes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Sykes is trying to break free.
Sykes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

Sykes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sykes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sykes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sykes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Sykes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykes.
Sykes connects with a high kick.
Sykes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sykes.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sykes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Sykes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Sykes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sykes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sykes taking punishment in the form of punches.

Sykes is rocked!
Sykes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Sykes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sykes is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gracie can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwan Gracie!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

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