PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Ladd (ranked 2917 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 358 p4p, 379 weight class). Ryan Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ladd
vs
Gracie

177 cm
26
155
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
155
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ashton Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips under a jab from Ladd.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ladd gets a clinch.
Ladd lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ladd.
Ladd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Ladd lands with a light punch inside.
Ladd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ladd'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 nice left hand lands by Ladd.
A shot in the inside from Ladd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ladd.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd lands a right hand.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Ladd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ladd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ladd for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gracie tries to circle away but Ladd has him pinned against the cage.
Ladd is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.

Ladd jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Ladd is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ladd is proving hard to escape from.
Ladd pulls Gracie in to control the position.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ladd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Ladd's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Ladd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ladd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ladd pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to stand but Ladd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ladd is looking to cinch up a triangle. Gracie throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ladd's body to avoid the submission. Ladd has instead reached around Gracie's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ladd arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ashton Ladd!