PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 2971 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 3357 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gracie
vs
Nator

185 cm
28
181 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is pressing down on Nator's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nator is holding on for now.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nator turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gracie off and cradles Nator's limp body as Gracie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Royce Gracie!
A very excited looking Royce Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.