PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Grey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Grey
vs
Gracie

185 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Grey tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Grey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grey lands a head shot.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Grey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Grey moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grey throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Grey saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie motions for Grey to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Grey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Grey tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grey looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Grey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Grey swinging wildly here.
Grey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grey counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Grey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Grey counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grey.
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grey's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Grey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
Grey thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Grey looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Grey shrugs it off though.
Grey scores with a head kick.
Grey blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Grey blocks the body kick.
Grey is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Grey has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Grey throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Grey counters with a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to slow Grey down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Grey throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tony Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Grey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grey tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Grey shrugs it off.
Gracie misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Grey backing up. Grey nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grey lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Grey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grey scores with a head kick.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Grey throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Grey in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Grey tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grey really felt that one!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Grey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Gracie stalks Grey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grey's face. Grey staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Tony Grey has been cut.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Grey is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie thumps Grey with a low kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
A low kick from Grey is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
A head kick by Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grey tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grey. That did some damage!
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands a jab to Grey's midsection.
A head kick by Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grey thinking.
Grey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Grey shakes it off.
Gracie lunges at Grey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grey's hand.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Grey saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Grey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grey at a distance.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Grey thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grey in his tracks.
Grey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Grey wants to clinch.
Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grey avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Grey.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grey fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Gracie throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Gracie throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Grey counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Grey finds it's target.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Grey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grey.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Grey counters with a nice leg kick.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Grey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grey with a nice cross.
Grey clinches but Gracie breaks the clinch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Grey.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Grey's side.
Grey looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Tony Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie checks a low kick from Grey.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

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