PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Triton Rex Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Triton Rex Vergara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Triton Rex Vergara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rex Vergara
vs
Gracie

176 cm
20
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Triton Rex Vergara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Vergara connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Vergara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Vergara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vergara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vergara scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Nice body punch from Vergara.
Vergara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vergara lands with a shot to the body.
Vergara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vergara circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vergara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vergara is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vergara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vergara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ciro Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Vergara.
Vergara scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vergara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vergara lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vergara cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Vergara lands a jab-cross combination.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vergara.
Vergara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vergara scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Vergara works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vergara throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Vergara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vergara scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vergara is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vergara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vergara throws a shot to the body.
Vergara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Vergara.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vergara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Vergara.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vergara jabs at Gracie's body.
Vergara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vergara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vergara.
Vergara punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vergara misses the shot to the body.
Vergara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vergara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vergara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vergara.
Vergara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vergara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vergara stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vergara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vergara thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
A shot to de liver by Vergara. Beautiful body shot.
Vergara lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Vergara lands.
Vergara scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vergara.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Vergara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vergara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vergara lands with a good body shot.
Vergara lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vergara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vergara scores with a body shot.
Vergara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vergara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vergara misses with a wild body shot.
Vergara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vergara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vergara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vergara lands a right hook to the body.
Vergara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vergara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vergara lands a body shot.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Triton Rex Vergara dominated that round.
That's time! Vergara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vergara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciro Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vergara is having none of it.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Vergara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vergara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vergara lands the left hand.
Vergara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Vergara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Vergara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vergara keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Vergara keeps it at a distance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vergara lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Vergara is avoiding it.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Vergara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Vergara pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Vergara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vergara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vergara.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vergara.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vergara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vergara connects with a body shot.
Vergara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Vergara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vergara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Vergara lands with a nice body punch.
Vergara lands with a nice body punch.
Vergara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vergara digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Vergara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vergara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vergara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vergara scores with a body shot.
Vergara throws a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vergara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vergara scores with a body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Triton Rex Vergara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vergara scores with a nice head shot.
Vergara misses the shot to the body.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vergara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vergara stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vergara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Vergara lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vergara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vergara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vergara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara with a hook.
Nice body punch from Vergara.
Vergara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vergara off to one side.
Vergara just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vergara thows a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vergara has got the better of the exchanges.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Vergara pushes him off.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vergara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vergara keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vergara lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vergara moves out of range.
Vergara digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Vergara lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergara scores with a decent looking hook.
Vergara scores with a body shot.
Vergara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vergara scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Vergara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vergara connects with a jab.
Vergara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vergara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vergara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vergara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vergara throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vergara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vergara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vergara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Triton Rex Vergara dominated that second round.
That's time! Vergara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie tries to clinch but Vergara is having none of it.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vergara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vergara.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Vergara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vergara looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Vergara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Vergara keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Vergara pushes him off.
Vergara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Vergara scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vergara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara keeps the fight on the outside.
Vergara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vergara misses with a body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vergara.
Vergara lands with a good body shot.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vergara throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vergara.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vergara throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vergara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to de liver by Vergara. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Vergara thows a body shot but no joy.
Vergara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergara punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Vergara throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vergara throws a one two combo.
Vergara lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vergara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vergara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Vergara looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Vergara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vergara scores with a shot to the body.
Vergara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vergara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Vergara scores with a body shot.
Vergara scores with a shot to the body.
Vergara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergara circles away.
Vergara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vergara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vergara lands a jab-cross combination.
Vergara looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Vergara lands a nice looking body shot.
Vergara connects with a single shot there.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vergara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vergara thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vergara lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Vergara digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vergara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergara digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vergara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vergara moves out of range.
Vergara works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Vergara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vergara lands a nice looking body shot.
Vergara lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vergara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Nice body punch from Vergara.
Vergara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Triton Rex Vergara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Vergara coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vergara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vergara throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ciro Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vergara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Triton Rex Vergara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vergara 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Triton Rex Vergara!