PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kong
vs
Gracie

195 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
224 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kong is looking to escape.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Kong is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.

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.
Kong is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.

Kong kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kong drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Kong prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kong tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Kong tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kong's half guard.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kong kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is keen to just control but Kong is a slippery customer.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kong keeps working.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie trying to advance position but Kong counters by regaining guard.
Gracie pushes down on Kong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie dominated that round.
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.

Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Kong tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Kong tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
Kong pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is pressing down on Kong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kong is holding on for now.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Kong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Kong is squirming around nicely.

Gracie working for a submission but Kong is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Kong wriggling away.

Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kong is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Kong denies him.

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 trying to get an arm triangle but Kong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Kong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kong moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong is not content to let Gracie control the position.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
Gracie is pressing down on Kong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kong is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Royce Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Kong ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Kong wants to clinch.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Kong tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Kong is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kong was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie passes into half guard.
King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Kong is defending well.
Kong wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Kong is defending well.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royce Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Kong is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!