PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bolonha Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolonha Henriques has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Henriques
vs
Gracie

178 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolonha Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Henriques shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henriques has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Henriques from standing up.
Henriques trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriques won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Henriques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Henriques controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Henriques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Henriques is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henriques looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Henriques rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Henriques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Henriques clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Henriques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.

Henriques tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henriques is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Henriques is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Henriques stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henriques does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Henriques shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Henriques closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Henriques taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Henriques scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Henriques shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Henriques manages to get underhooks.
Bolonha Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iago Gracie.
Henriques stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.

Henriques manages to break the clinch.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Henriques counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henriques won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt

and Henriques counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henriques.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Henriques pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolonha Henriques dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henriques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henriques moves into the clinch.

Henriques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Henriques scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.

Henriques gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Henriques works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Henriques scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Henriques counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Henriques fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Henriques persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henriques is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henriques is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henriques stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.

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.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henriques counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henriques.
Bolonha Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iago Gracie.
Gracie wants to stand up but Henriques is controlling him.
Bolonha Henriques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henriques in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie pushes Henriques off and scrambles back to his feet.

Henriques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Henriques pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Henriques tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.

Henriques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henriques moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Henriques pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Henriques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and Henriques counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
Gracie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Henriques passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henriques wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.

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

Henriques clinches with his opponent.
Gracie wants a takedown.

Henriques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Henriques has taken the fight into the clinch.

Henriques lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gracie pushes Henriques off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolonha Henriques dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Henriques is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.

Gracie has one foot on Henriques's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Henriques scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henriques wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Henriques wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gracie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Henriques has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Henriques is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henriques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henriques stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie has Henriques pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henriques manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bolonha Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iago Gracie.
Gracie is working for takedown but Henriques is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henriques.
Henriques stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Henriques stalling in the clinch.
Henriques is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henriques down to the mat. Henriques avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henriques counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henriques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Henriques has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Henriques is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Henriques won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.

Gracie pushes Henriques off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick misses from Henriques.

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.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Henriques circles away easily
enabling Henriques to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Henriques counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Henriques.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henriques avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Henriques gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henriques will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henriques, up you get!
Iago Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt

and Henriques holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Henriques breaks from the clinch.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Henriques counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henriques wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henriques won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bolonha Henriques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henriques 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolonha Henriques!