PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arko Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arko Amok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Amok

176 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arko Amok!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Amok. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Amok stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Amok shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amok tries to clinch up.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amok doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body kick from Amok.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Amok shows good takedown defense.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amok as he avoids it easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amok can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amok.
Nice body kick from Amok.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Amok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amok lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie pushing down on Amok's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is pressing down on Amok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Amok is holding on for now.
Amok desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Amok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Amok won't allow it.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Amok still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Amok has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Amok decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Amok.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Amok takes it in his stride.
Gracie looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amok tries to clinch up.
Amok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amok throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Amok throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Amok connects with a solid leg kick.
Amok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Amok darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amok scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Amok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Amok has managed to clinch.
Amok lands a nice knee to the body.
Amok landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Amok manages to break the clinch.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amok doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Arko Amok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amok.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amok wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amok wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arko Amok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gracie.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Amok is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Amok blocks nicely.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Amok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
Gracieis looking to pass into half guard but Amok pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Amok is in guard.
Amok is standing up over Gracie. Gracie looks to escape but Amok dives into side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amok shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amok keeps working.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Amok is working from the bottom.
Amok is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is tying to control. Amok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amok has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Amok is keeping him busy.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Amok is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amok is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amok tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Sergio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amok is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amok regains half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Amok defending well though.

Amok looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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.
Amok trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Amok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amok wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amok keeps working.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Amok is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Amok tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Amok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amok has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Amok shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amok. That one must have hurt.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Amok counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Amok sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amok trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amok swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
Amok seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie passes Amok's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amok tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is tying to control. Amok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is thwarting Amok's attempts to control the position.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amok is trying to stand.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie is keen to just control but Amok is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Amok is defending the position.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Amok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control from Amok's half guard. Amok has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Amok keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergio Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Amok is looking to clinch.

Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie winds up and cracks Amok with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Amok's hands, connecting with Amok's forehead.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Amok uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
Amok is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Amok has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Amok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

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