PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
King

175 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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

Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, King has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by King.
King tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dark Horse MMA Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
King wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
King tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
King preventing the sweep.
King wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

Gracie looking for a triangle here. King is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, King is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zeus Gracie!