PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura has chosen 12 Stones - Bulletproof as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rickson Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Centura

186 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Distor Centura!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Centura sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Centura gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Centura manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Centura is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Centura has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura landing strikes from the mount.
Centura with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie can't escape the position.
Centura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Gracie is rocked!
Centura loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gracie scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Centura land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Centura stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.