PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and YB Sol Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is The Bravery - time won't let me go. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gracie
vs
Sol Jr

190 cm
24
218 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

189 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, YB Sol Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie cracks Sol Jr with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sol Jr.
Sol Jr cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Sol Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Sol Jr both land. Nice combination.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol Jr is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Sol Jr as he connects with a hook.
Sol Jr throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Sol Jr throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Sol Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sol Jr slips under a jab.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Sol Jr.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
YB Sol Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Jr is looking to clinch.
Sol Jr throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Sol Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Sol Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Sol Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sol Jr under the eye.
Sol Jr defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sol Jr looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.

Sol Jr clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Sol Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Sol Jr stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Sol Jr lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sol Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sol Jr misses with a kick to the body

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Sol Jr didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Sol Jr has wrist control.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sol Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sol Jr keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie prevents Sol Jr from getting back to his feet.
Sol Jr keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie passes Sol Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Sol Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Sol Jr is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie stops Sol Jr from getting back to his feet.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Sol Jr defends the submission attempt.
Gracie trying to control the action but Sol Jr is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sol Jr is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Sol Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing shots but Sol Jr is blocking nicely.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sol Jr defending well though.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Sol Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sol Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kron Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sol Jr counters with a body kick.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sol Jr looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sol Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Sol Jr wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie throws the left hand but Sol Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a body kick the misses
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Sol Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Sol Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
YB Sol Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sol Jr throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sol Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sol Jr circles away.
Sol Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Sol Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Sol Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sol Jr has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sol Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Sol Jr misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sol Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sol Jr.
Sol Jr clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sol Jr throws a nice head kick!
Sol Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

Sol Jr has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Sol Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Sol Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Sol Jr is controlling the position.
Sol Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Sol Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Sol Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Sol Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Sol Jr prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sol Jr works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Sol Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Sol Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sol Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sol Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sol Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie has Sol Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sol Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sol Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sol Jr lands an uppercut.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Sol Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sol Jr.
A short uppercut from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr is working Gracie over against the cage.
Sol Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sol Jr lands a body punch.
Sol Jr works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Sol Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Sol Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sol Jr.
A short left from Sol Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sol Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sol Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Sol Jr just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Sol Jr presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sol Jr is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sol Jr has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sol Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sol Jr lands a body shot.
A short left from Gracie.
Sol Jr has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sol Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sol Jr has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sol Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sol Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sol Jr cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sol Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sol Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sol Jr lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sol Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sol Jr thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Sol Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sol Jr misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sol Jr lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Sol Jr misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sol Jr thinking.
Sol Jr tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
YB Sol Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sol Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Sol Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sol Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sol Jr is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sol Jr throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Sol Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sol Jr counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Sol Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sol Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Sol Jr.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Sol Jr tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Sol Jr counters with a body kick.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
Sol Jr tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Sol Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Sol Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Sol Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sol Jr tries to clinch up.
Sol Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sol Jr scores with a push kick.
Sol Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Sol Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sol Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie is looking to wear down Sol Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sol Jr.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Sol Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sol Jr tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sol Jr.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sol Jr tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Sol Jr
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sol Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sol Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol Jr cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Sol Jr misses with a head kick.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie has managed to clinch.
Sol Jr stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.

Sol Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sol Jr to the mat. Sol Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie won't allow Sol Jr to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
YB Sol Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sol Jr 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Jr!