PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno by ERA. Gracie has chosen "The Hunter" by Persuader as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mom
vs
Gracie

215 cm
23
277 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

206 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Mom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mom misses with a series of wild punches.
Mom catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Carlos Gracie has been cut.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Mom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie digs a good hook to Mom's body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Mom throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Mom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Mom shows good takedown defense.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Mom counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Mom misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mom manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie slips a straight right by Mom.
Mom throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Mom does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Mom moves out of range.
Your Mom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Mom.
Mom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Mom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mom thinking.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Mom.
Mom lands with a shot to the body.
Your Mom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mom misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Mom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Your Mom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Mom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Oooooh!!! Mom has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Mom steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Gracie is rocked!

That has opened up Carlos Gracie's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mom.
Mom throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Mom counters with a nice uppercut.

The cut above Carlos Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mom misses with a body shot

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mom won't be happy with that.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Mom manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Mom trying to control the position.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Mom's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mom looking for a sweep. Not yet Mom, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Your Mom wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mom to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Mom.
Mom throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Mom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Your Mom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gracie throws a hook to the side of Mom's head but Mom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mom scores with a jab.
Mom misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mom is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Carlos Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Mom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Mom is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom is working to get back to half guard.
Mom is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Mom is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mom because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.

Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mom is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mom and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Mom sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Mom wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Your Mom!