PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 2855 p4p, 281 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 2801 p4p, 276 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Musashi's choice of entrance music: Kodō (鼓童)_Shake . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gracie
vs
Musashi

175 cm
36
149 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

168 cm
42
152 lbs
45 - 20 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Musashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Musashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Musashi scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musashi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Musashi shrugs it off though.
Gracie motions for Musashi to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Musashi's knee but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Musashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Musashi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Musashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Musashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Musashi.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Musashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Musashi manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Musashi.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Musashi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Musashi throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Musashi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
Musashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Musashi is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Musashi misses the jab.
Musashi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Musashi cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Musashi.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi scores with a hook.
Gracie misses with a hook. Musashi ducked under it nicely.
Gracie feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down.
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie cracks the inside of Musashi's front leg.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie slips a straight right by Musashi.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Musashi's head back.
Musashi throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Musashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Musashi checks it.
Musashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Musashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Musashi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Musashi scores with a leg kick.
Gracie thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Musashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Musashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Musashi misses with a body kick.
Musashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Musashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Musashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie checks a low kick from Musashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie checks a low kick from Musashi.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Gracie cracks Musashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Musashi scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Musashi.
Gracie throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi misses the jab.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Musashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Musashi throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Musashi.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Musashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Musashi's hands.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a hook. Musashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Musashi duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Musashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie cracks the inside of Musashi's front leg.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Musashi's torso.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Musashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Musashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Renato Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Musashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Musashi's head.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Musashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a quick counter kick to the body but Musashi avoids it.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Musashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi checks a low kick from Gracie.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Musashi avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Musashi is out of range.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Musashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie slips a straight right by Musashi.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Musashi's leg. Musashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Musashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Musashi seems unphased.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Musashi throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Musashi eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Musashi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie had his way with Miyamoto Musashi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab by Gracie.
Musashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A countering left hand to the body from Musashi misses.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Musashi needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie jabs Musashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi checks the leg kick.
Musashi counters with a body kick.
Musashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Musashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Musashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Musashi throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook. Musashi ducked under it nicely.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab from Musashi.
Musashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renato Gracie.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!