PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Dewall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Deadmau5 - Some Chords. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gracie
vs
Dewall

184 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Dewall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dewall closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is working for takedown but Dewall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dewall manages to get underhooks.

Dewall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dewall avoids the head kick by Gracie.

Dewall closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Dewall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dewall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Julio Gracie has been cut.
Dewall throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie dives in and grabs Dewall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dewall pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dewall to the mat! Dewall manages to get full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Dewall.
Dewall throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dewall is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Dewall circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Dewall which made him look bad.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dewall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dewall scores with a three punch combo!

Julio Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Dewall.
Dewall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dewall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewall throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Dewall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.

Dewall clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Dewall lands an elbow inside.
Dewall lands a knee to the body.
Dewall lands a knee to the head.

Julio Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Dewall manages to break the clinch.
Dewall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dewall misses with a few strikes there.
Dewall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dewall has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewall tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dewall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dewall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dewall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Dewall.

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dewall was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dewall manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dewall sprawls well. Dewall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.

Dewall has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.

Dewall breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Dewall sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Dewall. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.

Dewall closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Dewall is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dewall down to the mat. Dewall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dewall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from Dewall. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie throws a lazy body kick

and Dewall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dewall.
Dewall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dewall manages to get underhooks.
Dewall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dewall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Dewall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Dewall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dewall moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewall lands a damaging elbow.
Dewall gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Dewall stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dewall pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dewall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dewall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dewall's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Dewall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dewall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Dewall counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

and Dewall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dewall.
Dewall lands a knee to the head.
Dewall tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Dewall stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dewall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dewall scores with a head kick.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Dewall counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Dewall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dewall misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dewall misses with a few strikes there.

Dewall forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.

Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dewall is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.

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

Dewall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Dewall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dewall misses with a knee to the head.
Dewall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dewall gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dewall defends it well.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Dewall has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dewall counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dewall counters with a head kick.
Dewall swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dewall circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dewall.
Gracie looks to clinch

and Dewall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dewall manages to get underhooks.
Dewall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dewall stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Dewall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dewall scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dewall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie trying to control but Dewall is working from the bottom.
Dewall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
Gracie won't allow Dewall to get back to his feet.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

Dewall moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.

Dewall manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dewall circles away easily
and Dewall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dewall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dewall defends it nicely.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dewall but Dewall pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dewall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Dewall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dewall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dewall darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dewall.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dewall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dewall prevents it.

Dewall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dewall but Dewall pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dewall closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dewall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dewall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Dewall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dewall throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dewall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dewall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dewall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie prevents Dewall from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Julio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dewall wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

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.
Dewall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dewall was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Dewall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dewall manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Dewall's guard.
Dewall 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 pushing down on Dewall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dewall is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dewall manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dewall defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewall is trying to stand.
Gracie trying to control the action but Dewall is working from the bottom.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie stops Dewall from getting back to his feet.
Gracie working Dewall over with strikes.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dewall is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Dewall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dewall tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Dewall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dewall looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dewall defends it well.
Dewall pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie works his way into side control.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dewall 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Dewall!