PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craig
vs
The Filipino Gracie

195 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

SuPeR D. DrUgStOrE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Filipino Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Craig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Craig wants it to stay on the feet.

The Filipino Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
The Filipino Gracie has Craig pressed against the cage, preventing Craig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Filipino Gracie has Craig pressed against the cage, preventing Craig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig is trying to break the clinch but The Filipino Gracie is controlling him.
Craig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Craig tries to break the clinch but The Filipino Gracie is controlling the position.
Craig wants to break free but The Filipino Gracie has control.

Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig keeps the fight on the outside.
Craig keeps the fight on the outside.
The Filipino Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Craig counters with a three punch combo that has The Filipino Gracie backing up. The Filipino Gracie nods at Craig to acknowledge the strikes.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
Craig darts in trying to clinch

and The Filipino Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Craig breaks the clinch.
The Filipino Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Craig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craig.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch but Craig moves out of range.
Jonny Craig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craig wants to clinch but The Filipino Gracie slips to the side

and The Filipino Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Craig has had enough of the clinch but The Filipino Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Craig working hard to break the clinch.

The Filipino Gracie breaks from the clinch.

The Filipino Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Craig.
Craig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The Filipino Gracie breaks the clinch.
Craig tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Filipino Gracie moves into the clinch.
The Filipino Gracie digs a right hand underneath Craig's ribcage. Craig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Craig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Filipino Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Craig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

The Filipino Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craig darts in trying to clinch

and The Filipino Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Filipino Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Filipino Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Filipino Gracie looks to land a body kick but Craig moved away.
The Filipino Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Filipino Gracie looks to clinch
and Craig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Craig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Filipino Gracie moves away from the strike by Craig.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to clinch but Craig is avoiding it.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt
and Craig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Craig closes the distance and clinches.
The Filipino Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing The Filipino Gracie back against the cage.
Craig can't break the clinch.

Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Craig has The Filipino Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Craig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craig can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to break the clinch but The Filipino Gracie is controlling the position.

Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig wants to clinch but The Filipino Gracie slips to the side

and The Filipino Gracie counters by clinching up.

Craig breaks from the clinch.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by The Filipino Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Filipino Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig misses with the combination.
Craig keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Filipino Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig tries to clinch up

and The Filipino Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig has had enough of the clinch but The Filipino Gracie keeps him there for the moment.

Craig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craig closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Filipino Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Filipino Gracie.

The Filipino Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Filipino Gracie stops Craig from standing up.
The Filipino Gracie is pushing down on Craig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Craig is fighting to maintain full guard but The Filipino Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Filipino Gracie works his way into full mount!
The Filipino Gracie looking to control but Craig is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Filipino Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Craig defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control but Craig is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James The Filipino Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Craig circles away.
Jonny Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Craig circles away.
Craig looks to land a combination but The Filipino Gracie avoids it well.
Craig lands a nice shot that snaps The Filipino Gracie's head back.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Filipino Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Filipino Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Jonny Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Filipino Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Craig.
The Filipino Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Filipino Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Craig rushes The Filipino Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Craig is trying to force a seperation but The Filipino Gracie has the dominant position.
The Filipino Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craig's elbow.
Craig tries to break free but The Filipino Gracie pushes him back against the cage.

Craig manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig swinging wildly here.
Craig clinches but The Filipino Gracie breaks the clinch

and The Filipino Gracie counters by clinching up.
Craig is trying to break free.
The Filipino Gracie wants a takedown.
Jonny Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James The Filipino Gracie.
Craig can't break the clinch.
Craig is looking to break free of the clinch but The Filipino Gracie has double underhooks.

Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and The Filipino Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Craig didn't expect that.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control but Craig is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Craig wants to get back to his feet but The Filipino Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control but Craig is working from the bottom.
Craig wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and The Filipino Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Craig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Filipino Gracie on the ground.
The Filipino Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The Filipino Gracie tries to control but Craig wriggling away.
The Filipino Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The Filipino Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Craig has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig is trying to stand.

The Filipino Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Craig is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Filipino Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The Filipino Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Craig is looking to escape.

The Filipino Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Craig has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Craig is squirming around, avoiding The Filipino Gracie's attempts to control the action.

Craig bucks up and throws The Filipino Gracie to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nice uppercut lands for Craig. That snapped The Filipino Gracie's head back.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to clinch.
Craig throws a predictable looking body shot

and The Filipino Gracie moves into the clinch.

The Filipino Gracie pulls guard.
Craig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to control the position but Craig postures up.

The Filipino Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Craig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Craig trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Filipino Gracie's guard.

The Filipino Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Craig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The Filipino Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Craig defends easily.
James The Filipino Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig wants to stand but The Filipino Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James The Filipino Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

The Filipino Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Filipino Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Craig lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Filipino Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Craig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Filipino Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The Filipino Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craig, pushing him back against the cage.
Craig is looking to break free of the clinch but The Filipino Gracie has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Craig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig is trying to break the clinch but The Filipino Gracie is controlling him.
The Filipino Gracie presses Craig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Filipino Gracie misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from The Filipino Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Craig can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Filipino Gracie.
Craig wants to break free but The Filipino Gracie has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Filipino Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Craig.
The Filipino Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craig's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Filipino Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craig fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Filipino Gracie manages to avoid it.

The Filipino Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!

The Filipino Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

The Filipino Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Craig is having none of it.

The Filipino Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Craig is in no mood to give up.
Craig is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig is squirming around, avoiding The Filipino Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Craig wants to try and get back to his feet.
Craig on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Craig tries to get out of the position.
The Filipino Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Craig is in real trouble.

The Filipino Gracie is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Craig is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James The Filipino Gracie!