PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Von Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henzo Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Von Braun
vs
Grazie

175 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Machina Clothing (Formerly Ares Combatwear)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Von Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henzo Grazie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Von Braun rushes Grazie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grazie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Von Braun smiles and moves away.
Grazie throws a right hand that Von Braun ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Braun also avoids with ease.
Von Braun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Grazie tries to keep at a distance but Von Braun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grazie throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Braun.

Von Braun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Von Braun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grazie is pushing Von Braun's head away, looking to escape. Von Braun manages to hold on to the position though.
Grazie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Von Braun misses with the ground and pound.
Grazie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Von Braun slows the pace down.
Grazie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grazie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grazie is trying to control Von Braun's posture but Von Braun avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Von Braun working the head with strikes.
Grazie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Von Braun wants to control but Grazie is keeping him busy.
Von Braun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grazie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Von Braun just content to control the position.
Von Braun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grazie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Von Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grazie keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grazie is looking to reverse the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Braun digs a good hook to Grazie's body.

Von Braun pushes Grazie up against the cage in a clinch.
Grazie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Braun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grazie looks gassed!
Grazie throws a right hand that Von Braun ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Braun also avoids with ease.

Von Braun moves into the clinch successfully.
Grazie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grazie looking for a takedown.
Werner Von Braun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henzo Grazie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Braun.
Grazie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grazie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Braun fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Braun pushes Grazie up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Braun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grazie. Von Braun does a little dance to reset his feet.

Von Braun moves into the clinch.
Von Braun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grazie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Braun lands a nice knee to the body.
Grazie has had enough of the clinch but Von Braun keeps him there for the moment.
Von Braun lands a nice elbow.
Von Braun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grazie up against the cage.
Von Braun lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Von Braun.
Grazie takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun crunches a lovely knee into Grazie's ribcage.
Von Braun scores with a shoulder strike.

Von Braun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Von Braun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grazie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Von Braun lands some shots froms side control.
Von Braun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Von Braun trying to control the position but Grazie is working away.
Grazie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Von Braun connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grazie is not content to let Von Braun control the position.
Von Braun taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Von Braun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grazie closes the distance but Von Braun moves to the side

and Von Braun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grazie won't be happy with that.
Grazie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Von Braun's best efforts.
Von Braun is taking a breather. Grazie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Von Braun working Grazie over with strikes.
Von Braun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Von Braun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grazie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Von Braun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grazie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Braun is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Von Braun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grazie pushes Von Braun off looking to stand but Von Braun dives back in and keeps control.
Grazie is breathing heavily.

Von Braun wants to work for an arm triangle but Grazie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grazie looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun working over Grazie with some ground and pound. Grazie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grazie tries to get to full guard but Von Braun has control of the leg.
Grazie is trying to stand up here but Von Braun is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Von Braun lands with a shot to the body.

Von Braun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grazie wants to break the clinch but can't.

Von Braun turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Von Braun manages to end up in side control.
Von Braun scoring with punches and elbows.
Von Braun working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Von Braun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Von Braun content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Von Braun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Von Braun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Von Braun lands some shots froms side control.
Grazie stops Von Braun from passing to mount.
Von Braun controls the position.
Werner Von Braun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Braun is chipping away with strikes.
Von Braun is chipping away with strikes.
Von Braun trying to control the action but Grazie is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Braun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Von Braun advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Von Braun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grazie wants to try and get back to his feet.
Von Braun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grazie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grazie tries to lock up and control but Von Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Von Braun lands with some strikes.
Grazie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun looking to control but Grazie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Braun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grazie hang on?
Grazie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Braun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grazie is looking to get to half guard.
Von Braun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Von Braun controlling from the full mount.
Grazie is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Braun has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Braun content just to control the position here.
Von Braun looking to finish Grazie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grazie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Von Braun 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!

Von Braun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grazie is refusing to be controlled, as Von Braun sits in half guard.
Grazie wants to get back to full guard.
Von Braun passes into side control, despite Grazie's attempt to control the position.
Grazie struggling a bit here.
Von Braun cracks Grazie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Von Braun trying to control the position but Grazie is working away.
Von Braun controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grazie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Von Braun stalls from top position.
Grazie wants to control but Von Braun postures up.
Von Braun is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Grazie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Grazie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Von Braun is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Grazie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Von Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grazie keeps working.
Grazie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Von Braun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Braun lands a knee to the body.
Von Braun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grazie can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Braun.
Knees to the body from Von Braun.
Von Braun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Von Braun to work.

Von Braun gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grazie regains guard.
Von Braun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Von Braun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Von Braun distracts Grazie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Von Braun wants to control from the top but Grazie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grazie being controlled here, momentarily.
Von Braun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grazie can do to turn this around?
Von Braun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Von Braun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Grazie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Braun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Von Braun is stalling in the full guard.
Von Braun advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grazie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grazie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grazie can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Braun cracks Grazie with a big elbow.
Henzo Grazie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Braun working the head with strikes.
Grazie is looking to reverse the position.
Von Braun working the body and head with strikes.
Grazie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Von Braun lands a few punches from side control.
Werner Von Braun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grazie is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Von Braun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Braun 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Von Braun!