PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin comes to the cage accompanied by Rough Gem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Darwin
vs
Gracie

188 cm
22
223 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
209 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randjob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Darwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darwin lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Darwin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Darwin is looking for a sweep.
Darwin seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Darwin tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Darwin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darwin keeps working.
Darwin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Darwin is controlling well.
Gracie is looking to control Darwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darwin thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin connects with a body shot.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Darwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Darwin defends it.
Darwin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Darwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Darwin is a slippery customer.
Darwin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Will Darwin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Darwin's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie passes Darwin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randjob Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darwin shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darwin.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin scores with a jab to the jaw.

Darwin gets a takedown into half guard.
Darwin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Darwin thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Darwin is controlling well.
Darwin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin being controlled here momentarily.
Darwin lands a couple of digs.

That's two 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 looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.
Darwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Darwin tries to pass.
Gracie controls Darwin momentarily but Darwin frees himself.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie lunges at Darwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darwin's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Darwin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is trying to keep Darwin in close.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Darwin is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randjob Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Gracie punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darwin misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darwin takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Darwin tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gracie looking to isolate an arm here. Darwin doesn't see it coming and as Gracie extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randjob Gracie!