PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahammed Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by Informer. Mahammed Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snow
vs
Gracie

198 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahammed Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snow as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie dives in and grabs Snow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snow pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Mark Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahammed Gracie.
Snow slips under a jab from Gracie.
Snow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snow wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Snow as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Snow moves into the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Snow holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Gracie looks gassed!
Snow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
Snow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Snow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Snow stalls.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snow into the cage.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snow prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Snow tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Snow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snow wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snow as he avoids it easily.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snow rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snow prevents it.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the cage.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Snow, against the cage.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snow gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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.
Snow stalls.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Snow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Snow slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Snow.
Snow prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Snow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Snow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snow tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Mark Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to trip Snow. He has hold of a leg but Snow is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Gracie stands up from Snow's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snow as he avoids it easily.

Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Snow tries to tie him up.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahammed Gracie.

Snow clinches with his opponent.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Snow.
Snow misses with a knee strike.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snow prevents it.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snow misses with a knee strike.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snow is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Snow is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is pressing down on Snow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snow is holding on for now.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Snow still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Snow has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snow's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Snow is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snow's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Snow defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Gracie looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahammed Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Snow has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Snow tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snow misses with a knee strike.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Snow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snow is trying to stall.
Mark Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahammed Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!

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!
Gracie looking to control but Snow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Snow turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gracie off and cradles Snow's limp body as Gracie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mahammed Gracie!