PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between GymBitch Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Burneika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GymBitch Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Burneika

200 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GymBitch Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Burneika !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burneika closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Burneika is controlling him.
A short left from Burneika .

It looks like GymBitch Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Burneika stalling in the clinch.
Burneika prevents the takedown attempt.

Burneika breaks the clinch.

Burneika gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Burneika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Burneika misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Burneika moves into the clinch.
Burneika lands with a right to the head.
Burneika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie is trying to push Burneika away but Burneika has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Burneika .
Burneika is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burneika down to the mat. Burneika avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Burneika drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A body shot lands from Burneika .
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burneika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Burneika 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Burneika darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
A short right from Burneika .

GymBitch Gracie's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burneika lands a nice shot to the body.
Burneika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burneika scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.

Burneika decides to pull guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie prevents Burneika from getting back to his feet.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Burneika trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Burneika won't let him.
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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Burneika has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burneika is trying to stall.
Burneika prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GymBitch Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gracie has picked Burneika up - he's going for a ride! Gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is taking a breather. Burneika says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burneika won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Burneika is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Burneika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on GymBitch Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burneika counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Burneika shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie trying to stall but Burneika improves his position.
Burneika lands a nice uppercut.
Burneika lands a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burneika lands a left hand.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burneika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burneika gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GymBitch Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burneika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burneika .
Burneika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Burneika lands a right hand.

Burneika pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
GymBitch Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burneika tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Burneika wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burneika !
Burneika is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Burneika is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Burneika flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Burneika and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Burneika chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Burneika like an anaconda would it's prey. Burneika fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). GymBitch Gracie!