PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronuel John Natividad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natividad has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
John Natividad

171 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronuel John Natividad!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natividad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Natividad forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.

Natividad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Natividad looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Natividad drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natividad defends well.
Natividad trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Natividad!
Gracie trying to control but Natividad is having none of it.
Gracie won't let Natividad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is really struggling to control Natividad but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie trying to control but Natividad is having none of it.
Gracie forces the positional change into back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling to keep hold of the position.
Natividad tries to escape the position.
Natividad staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
Natividad tries to break free.
Natividad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gracie is working for a rear naked choke. Natividad is not defending it well and Gracie has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Natividad refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Natividad's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!