PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birdman Lugz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gracie
vs
Lugz

165 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
39
171 lbs
4 - 39 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birdman Lugz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Lugz is working away.

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

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.

Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Lugz frees his head quite easily.

Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lugz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lugz and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lugz, who protects the arm well.

Gracie has hold of Lugz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lugz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Lugz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lugz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bubba Gracie!