PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henery McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In my head. This should be fireworks!

McLovin
vs
Gracie

189 cm
24
154 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henery McLovin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLovin shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McLovin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.

McLovin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing McLovin from controlling successfully.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McLovin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McLovin stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McLovin!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
McLovin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLovin wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McLovin punishing his opponent with strikes.
McLovin throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
McLovin wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
McLovin wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLovin pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looks gassed!
McLovin is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McLovin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McLovin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
McLovin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McLovin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McLovin fails with the takedown

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! McLovin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McLovin manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into McLovin's guard.

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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McLovin is trying to keep Gracie in close.

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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but McLovin blocks nicely.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but McLovin has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from McLovin misses.
McLovin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McLovin!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henery McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLovin is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McLovin gets the takedown into side control.
McLovin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McLovin looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding McLovin's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
McLovin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but McLovin maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of McLovin. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by McLovin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McLovin has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to reverse the position but instead McLovin has taken his back - oops!

McLovin looking for the RNC.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McLovin stalling.
Gracie tries to roll over but McLovin keeps him under control.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McLovin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McLovin 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.
McLovin advances position into side control!
McLovin trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Anderson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLovin advances to full mount.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McLovin.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but McLovin has a good base and remains in mount.
McLovin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

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 is pressing down on McLovin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McLovin forces his way into half guard.

Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by McLovin.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McLovin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? McLovin steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McLovin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henery McLovin!
Henery McLovin is the new lightweight champion!