PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahug Lat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gracie
vs
Lat

210 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bahug Lat!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lat tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lat to the ground. Lat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lat trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie has managed to sweep!
Lat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Lat has a good base and remains in mount.
Lat in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Lat landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lat controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lat scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Lat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lat wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Lat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Gracie tries to hold on but Lat postures up.
Lat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Lat cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to hold on but Lat pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lat controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Lat maintains control.
Lat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lat landing shots from mount.
Lat controlling the pace for now.
Lat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lat punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Lat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lat content just to control the position here.
Lat avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.

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.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lat content just to control the position here.
Lat with good strikes from the mount here!
Lat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lat content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bahug Lat just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lat wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Lat didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bahug Lat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lat counters by clinching up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Lat manages to get underhooks.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lat looking for a takedown.
Lat wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Lat's takedown attempt.

Lat turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lat manages to end up in side control.
Lat throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie's head but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Lat.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bahug Lat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lat trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lat has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Lat is very close to passing his half guard.
Lat is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is looking to control Lat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lat punching from the bottom.
Lat moves into full guard.

Lat scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt

and Lat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lat trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems keen to control Lat's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lat trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Lat postures up.

Gracie is working an open guard so Lat takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Lat.
Gracie misses with a takedown

and Lat counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie trying to control but Lat is having none of it.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bahug Lat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gracie closes the distance but Lat moves to the side

so Lat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lat passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Lat from advancing to side control.
Lat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie has hold of Lat's hands but Lat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Lat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Lat sits in half guard.
Lat lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Lat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lat drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.

Gracie pulls guard.
Lat stops Gracie from standing up.
Lat is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lat is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lat from controlling successfully.
Gracie pulls Lat in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lat chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lat stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.

Lat gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Lat circles away easily

so Lat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lat stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.

Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Lat has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Lat counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Lat keeps it at a distance.
Lat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Lat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lat misses with a wild combination.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Lat counters with an outside leg kick.

Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bahug Lat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lat gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bahug Lat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lat 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bahug Lat!