PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 4226 p4p, 406 weight class) and Frankie Lamas (ranked 6188 p4p, 483 weight class). Mauricio Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gracie
vs
Lamas

180 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Lamas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lamas closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Lamas pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamas's elbow.
Lamas blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Lamas stalling the fight.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Lamas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamas wants to stall.
Gracie blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamas throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamas can turn it around.
Lamas tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Lamas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lamas throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Lamas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Lamas trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamas into the cage.
Lamas misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.

Lamas breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Lamas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lamas slips under a jab.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lamas in his tracks.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Lamas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie scores with a jab. Lamas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lamas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lamas is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Lamas blocks the move with his legs.

Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lamas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Lamas.

Lamas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamas.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lamas sprawls and moves away.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
letting Lamas counter with a right hand.
Lamas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frankie Lamas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Lamas scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Lamas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Lamas.
Lamas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lamas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lamas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamas misses with a knee to the head.
Lamas missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Lamas.
Lamas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie taking a breather.
Lamas blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Lamas breaks the clinch.
Lamas throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Lamas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lamas rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Lamas misses with a knee to the head.
Lamas tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Lamas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Lamas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamas moves away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Lamas.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamas misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Lamas missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamas throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Lamas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamas wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Lamas does no damage.

Lamas closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Lamas had a free shot at his head there.
Lamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamas throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamas staying out of range there.
Jab by Gracie.
Lamas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Lamas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lamas's head.
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!
Lamas throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Frankie Lamas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Lamas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamas throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamas throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Lamas misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Lamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Lamas's head back.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Gracie has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Lamas didn't see that one coming.
Lamas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamas misses with a hook.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Lamas defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamas on the side of the head.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamas manages to avoid it.
Gracie sets himself, and Lamas steps forward looking for the clinch! Gracie avoids it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamas.
Lamas defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lamas drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Lamas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Lamas trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Lamas tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamas.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamas as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lamas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamas lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie works on Lamas's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Frankie Lamas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Lamas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lamas throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Lamas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamas looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Lamas tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Lamas is out of range.
Lamas wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Lamas's defenses.
Gracie throws a hook but Lamas blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamas throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamas is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamas.
A jab from Lamas misses.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Lamas keeps moving.
Lamas looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamas, not yet.
Lamas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamas is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Lamas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Lamas stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lamas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie throws a body punch but Lamas moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamas misses with a hook.
Lamas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws the left hand but Lamas avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Lamas moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lamas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lamas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamas slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamas staying out of range there.
Lamas works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Lamas's body. Lamas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lamas has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamas tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamas missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lamas.
Lamas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lamas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to work over Lamas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lamas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lamas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamas wants to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Lamas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gracie defends it well.
Lamas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamas is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Lamas is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauricio Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamas walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie jabs Lamas to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Gracie!
A very excited looking Mauricio 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.