PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ronnie kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

kray
vs
Gracie

188 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition
5th Round

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ronnie kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is looking to clinch but kray is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
A combination from kray does no damage.
kray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a right hand that kray ducks under and follows up with a left that kray also avoids with ease.

Gracie scores with a takedown into kray's guard.
Gracie pushes down on kray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
kray is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
kray moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kray lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gracie bucks up and throws kray to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
kray misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
kray misses with a takedown

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kray!
kray is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kray's face.
kray is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
kray is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
kray regains half guard.
kray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kray is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
kray is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but kray defending well.
Gracie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under kray.

kray kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and kray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to improve his position but kray is controlling well.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but kray is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
kray's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Gracie working for a triangle but kray defends it easily.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kray wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
kray is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing kray from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
kray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ronnie kray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kray trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and kray defends it well.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but kray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for kray.
kray misses with a takedown attempt

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
kray has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but kray is retaining full guard.
Rob Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! kray is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.

Gracie is working an open guard so kray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
ronnie kray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

kray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked kray off and has taken his back!
Gracie misses with punches from the back.
kray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but kray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
kray wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, kray has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
kray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! kray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! kray has escaped and now he's on top!
kray won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
kray stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! kray has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and kray manages to pass to side control!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
kray trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie has hold of kray's hands but kray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. kray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kray misses with a two punch combination.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. kray sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie looks to land a strike but kray avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and kray dives on top into guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because kray has passed into half guard!

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that ronnie kray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break kray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
kray looking to control.
kray wants to sweep but no luck.
kray is trying to keep Gracie in close.
kray trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie wants to pass the guard but kray is keeping the position.
Gracie distracts kray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
kray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
kray tries to clinch

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie prevents kray from standing back up.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
kray regains half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

kray is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie tries to stand but can't do so whilst kray controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for kray.
Gracie is looking to stand up but kray won't let him.
kray trying to control the position.
kray tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kray throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and kray counters with a nice leg kick.
kray lands with a kick to the ribs.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
kray is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
kray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
kray can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kray is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
kray tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
kray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
kray regains full guard. Nicely done.
kray has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Rob Gracie!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Rob Gracie!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Rob Gracie!

Rob Gracie wins by unanimous decision!