PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMario Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 Cent - In Da Club. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gracie
vs
Williams

170 cm
28
155 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

174 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop
Bad Man Clothing

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMario Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie misses with a takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams moves into the clinch.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Williams moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeMario Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Williams.

Gracie successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Williams rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Williams is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.