PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha comes to the cage accompanied by In Bloom. Gracie has chosen Amazing entrance! with the theme FORT BATTLE from The Last of the Mohicans as his entrance music. Lisandro Licha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rogerio Gracie's chin.

Licha
vs
Gracie

181 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee/Trunk)

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha misses with a two punch combination.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Licha counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Licha pushes his legs off easily.
Licha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie pulls Licha in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Licha controlling him for the moment.
Licha wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Licha preventing the sweep.
Licha is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Licha tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Licha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Licha is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Licha being controlled here momentarily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Licha misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Licha missing with punches from the bottom.
Licha is trying to control but can't.
Licha wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Licha pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Licha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Licha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pushes down on Licha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Licha defends it.
Licha wants to get back to full guard.
Licha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Licha keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie pushes down on Licha's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Licha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Licha is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Licha is defending it quite comfortably.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Licha defends it well.
Licha trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Licha won't allow it.
Gracie prevents Licha from improving his position.
Licha is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rogerio Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Licha misses with a few strikes there.
Licha throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Licha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Licha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Licha fails to land with a series of punches.
Licha lands a two punch combo.
Licha throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Licha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Licha settles back down.
Licha throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Licha is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Licha avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Licha won't allow it.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Licha sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Licha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is keen to just control but Licha is a slippery customer.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Licha is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Licha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie wants to control but Licha is keeping him busy.
Licha wants to get back to his feet.

Licha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Licha is squirming around nicely.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Licha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has hold of Licha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Licha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Licha frees his head quite easily.
Licha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Licha tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Licha is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Gracie trying to control but Licha is having none of it.
Gracie prevents Licha from getting the reversal.
Licha has given up his back.
Licha prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
Licha can't escape the position.
Licha controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Licha knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Licha for a finish.
Licha turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Licha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Licha throws a big shot that misses.
Licha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Licha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Licha defending well.
Licha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rogerio Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Licha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Licha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Licha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Licha maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Licha throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Licha landing punches.
Licha looking to ground and pound but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Licha landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Gracie tries to hold on but Licha postures up.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Licha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Licha loaded up on that one.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Licha's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Licha working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Licha throws a sloppy strike and Gracie uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gracie has ended up in Licha's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Licha keeps moving.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Licha is keeping the position for now.
Licha trying to control the position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Licha is keeping the position for now.
Licha trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Licha wants to get back to his feet.
Licha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Licha being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Licha is keeping the position.
Licha trying to control the position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.

Licha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha moves into full guard.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Licha.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rogerio Gracie.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Rogerio Gracie!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Rogerio Gracie!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Rogerio Gracie!

Rogerio Gracie wins by unanimous decision!