PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur has chosen Bob Le Bricoleur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kyron Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Le Bricoleur's chin.

Gracie
vs
Le Bricoleur

180 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
153 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Bricoleur tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Bricoleur to the ground. Le Bricoleur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur motions for Gracie to come forward. Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le Bricoleur scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a low kick but Le Bricoleur moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Le Bricoleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Bricoleur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le Bricoleur is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Le Bricoleur circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Le Bricoleur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Le Bricoleur.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Bricoleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Le Bricoleur. Beautiful body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Bricoleur!
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Kyron Gracie has been cut.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Bricoleur scores with a shot to the body.

Le Bricoleur fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Le Bricoleur persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le Bricoleur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Le Bricoleur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Le Bricoleur trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.

Bob Le Bricoleur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Le Bricoleur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bricoleur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Bricoleur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Le Bricoleur scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a body punch but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie postures up in Le Bricoleur's guard and throws a big left but Le Bricoleur blocks it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Le Bricoleur keeps moving.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Le Bricoleur working a defensive guard here.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Le Bricoleur keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is really struggling to control Le Bricoleur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Le Bricoleur being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

We're going to have a standup here because Kyron Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Le Bricoleur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Bricoleur.
Kyron Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Le Bricoleur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bricoleur.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie takes a swing at Le Bricoleur's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab to the nose.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Le Bricoleur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Bricoleur digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Le Bricoleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice body punch.
A left and a right from Le Bricoleur both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Le Bricoleur moved out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Le Bricoleur avoids it easily.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Le Bricoleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Bricoleur counters with a one-two to the body.
Le Bricoleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Bricoleur's hands.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Le Bricoleur stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Le Bricoleur. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Bricoleur cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Bricoleur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Le Bricoleur scores with a three punch combo!
Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur lands a two punch combo.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Bricoleur as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Le Bricoleur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Bricoleur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Le Bricoleur counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Le Bricoleur to acknowledge the strikes.
Le Bricoleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Bricoleur's guard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Le Bricoleur looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le Bricoleur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Bricoleur is keeping the position for now.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Bricoleur wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Bricoleur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Le Bricoleur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Le Bricoleur!

Gracie working for a triangle but Le Bricoleur defends it easily.
Le Bricoleur trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Bricoleur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le Bricoleur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Le Bricoleur!