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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Paggiaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nelson Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nelson Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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132 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Paggiaro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints and as Paggiaro raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Paggiaro is retaining full guard.
Paggiaro is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie trying to control but Paggiaro is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Paggiaro is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes Paggiaro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paggiaro is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paggiaro trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Paggiaro won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
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.
Paggiaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Paggiaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Paggiaro!
Paggiaro looks gassed!
Paggiaro working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Paggiaro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Paggiaro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paggiaro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paggiaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paggiaro is looking for a sweep.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Paggiaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paggiaro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Paggiaro looking for submissions off his back.
Paggiaro trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Paggiaro frees his head quite easily.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Paggiaro frees his head quite easily.
Paggiaro tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie prevents Paggiaro from getting the reversal.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paggiaro is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Paggiaro can't escape the position.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Paggiaro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Paggiaro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paggiaro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Paggiaro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie moves to the back.
Paggiaro avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is landing with strikes from the back.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paggiaro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Paggiaro trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paggiaro turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Gracie has his foot on Paggiaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paggiaro works his way back into a safe position though.
Paggiaro passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Paggiaro's head to control him but Paggiaro postures up.
Paggiaro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paggiaro wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paggiaro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paggiaro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paggiaro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paggiaro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paggiaro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Paggiaro defends easily.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Paggiaro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paggiaro wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Paggiaro tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Paggiaro is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paggiaro avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paggiaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Paggiaro tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Paggiaro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Paggiaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paggiaro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paggiaro trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paggiaro shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Paggiaro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paggiaro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paggiaro.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paggiaro tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Paggiaro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paggiaro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paggiaro, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paggiaro tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paggiaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paggiaro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Paggiaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Paggiaro is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Paggiaro has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nelson Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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