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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marion Gaborik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marion Gaborik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaborik.
Gaborik throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaborik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaborik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaborik.
Gaborik needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie moves out of range as Gaborik strikes.
Gaborik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gaborik throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaborik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaborik looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gaborik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gaborik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gaborik misses with an uppercut.
Gaborik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gaborik throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Gaborik.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaborik circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaborik scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaborik scores with a jab to the head.
Gaborik looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gaborik wants to clinch.
A jab from Gaborik misses.
Gaborik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaborik gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaborik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gaborik scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws the left hand but Gaborik avoids the punch easily.
Gaborik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boston Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaborik misses with a straight right.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaborik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaborik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaborik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaborik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Gaborik misses.
Gracie slips under a jab from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gaborik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tests Gaborik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marion Gaborik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaborik fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaborik just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaborik misses with a wild body shot.
Gaborik swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Boston Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gaborik misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaborik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gaborik slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gaborik.
Gaborik misses with a wild body shot.
Gaborik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaborik throws out the jab.
Gaborik misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Gaborik.
A jab from Gaborik finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Horrible takedown by Gaborik or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Gaborik.
Gaborik misses with a body shot.
Gaborik clinches but Gracie breaks the clinch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Marion Gaborik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaborik misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaborik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaborik throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gaborik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaborik misses with a double jab
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaborik.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaborik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaborik looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gaborik looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gaborik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaborik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaborik looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Gaborik misses its intended target.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boston Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gaborik misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gaborik throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
A big right from Gaborik misses.
Gaborik throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gaborik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gracie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaborik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaborik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gaborik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaborik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaborik misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Gaborik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gaborik dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Gaborik's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boston Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaborik throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie moves out of range as Gaborik strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gaborik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaborik.
Gaborik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Gaborik.
Gaborik misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gaborik.
Gaborik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaborik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaborik looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gaborik jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaborik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaborik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaborik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik misses with a body shot.
Gaborik thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaborik.
Gaborik swinging wildly here.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaborik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gaborik throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gaborik works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boston Gracie.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Gracie!
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energy
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RATING
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