PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spontaneous Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Gracie

170 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

[MMABR] WIN Nutritional
[MMABR] WIN Nutritional

[MMABR] WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spontaneous Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.

Gordon darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mark Gracie has been cut.
Gracie jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gordon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.

Gordon clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Spontaneous Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Gracie.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Gordon.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gordon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Gordon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon landing knees to the head.

Gordon pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon controlling the position.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gordon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Gordon in his guard.

Gordon stands up from Gracie's guard - Gordon perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gordon clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon scores a nice knee to the body.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gordon has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gordon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.

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.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gordon lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gordon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Gordon closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.

Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spontaneous Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Gracie's cut.
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.

Gordon pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Come on Gordon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gordon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spontaneous Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spontaneous Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Gracie.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Gordon has the dominant position.
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gordon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling him.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling the position.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gordon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gordon trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gordon looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mark Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gordon drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gordon smiles and moves away.

Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon landing knees to the head.
Gordon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Gordon darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.

Gordon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gordon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gordon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gordon advances to half guard.
Gordon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spontaneous Gordon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gordon closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gordon controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Gordon.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gordon manages to break the clinch.

Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Gordon.
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gordon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?

Gordon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gordon content to control rather than advance.

Gordon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.
Gordon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Gordon has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gordon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.

Gordon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Gordon wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gordon pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gordon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gordon 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.
Gordon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gordon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gordon is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gordon! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gordon taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Gracie!