PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jeffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffrey has chosen Sub Bass Monster - Hol a szeretet? as his entrance music. Frank Jeffrey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gracie
vs
Jeffrey

194 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
233 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Jeffrey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeffrey wants to clinch.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Jeffrey moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Jeffrey moves out of range.
Jeffrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gracie gets a clinch.
Jeffrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jeffrey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeffrey.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Jeffrey is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Jeffrey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but Jeffrey is having none of it.

Gracie clinches.

Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeffrey.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jeffrey from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Jeffrey is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie pulls Jeffrey in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeffrey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Jeffrey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Jeffrey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jeffrey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jeffrey is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Jeffrey sits in half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Jeffrey is controlling well.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jeffrey decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jeffrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.

It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Jeffrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jeffrey.
Jeffrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeffrey tries to clinch up.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Jeffrey counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffrey misses with a wild combination.
Jeffrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeffrey is looking to clinch.
Jeffrey throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffrey misses with a combination

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jeffrey!
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jeffrey tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffrey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Jeffrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jeffrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Jeffrey avoids nicely.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

Jeffrey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeffrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jeffrey striking off his back but it's not causing Gracie any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeffrey is keeping the position for now.

Jeffrey is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jeffrey keeps moving.
Jeffrey is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jeffrey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jeffrey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roger Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeffrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeffrey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jeffrey moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jeffrey trying to control but Gracie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is keen to just control but Jeffrey is a slippery customer.
Gracie passes to side control.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jeffrey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie working away.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jeffrey!
Gracie punching from mount but Jeffrey doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffrey tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Jeffrey is having none of it.

Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jeffrey turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Jeffrey 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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jeffrey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jeffrey manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Jeffrey is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!

Gracie has hold of Jeffrey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jeffrey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie looking to control but Jeffrey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gracie's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Jeffrey misses with a wild combination.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jeffrey swivels and escapes.
Jeffrey darts in trying to clinch

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Jeffrey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jeffrey is holding on for now.
Jeffrey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeffrey keeps working.
Jeffrey trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffrey is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Jeffrey trying to control from the bottom.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Jeffrey moves into full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jeffrey is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jeffrey pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Jeffrey trying to strike off his back.

Jeffrey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jeffrey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Gracie tries to escape but Jeffrey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roger Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeffrey not allowing Gracie to control his hands.
Jeffrey trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffrey somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Jeffrey gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Jeffrey looking for the choke from the back.
Jeffrey is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jeffrey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeffrey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four 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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.

Jeffrey goes for an armbar but Gracie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracie.
Gracie stands and throws Jeffrey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Jeffrey tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Gracie!