PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flako Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Pull Me Under - Dream Theater as his entrance music. Flako Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bo
vs
Gracie

190 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flako Gracie!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Bo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bo scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Bo misses with a kick to the body.
Bo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bo.
Bo wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Bo.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bo.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bo, as that shot connected.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Bo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Bo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses

and Bo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Bo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bo from controlling successfully.
Bo throwing strikes but missing.
Bo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Bo stops Gracie from standing up.
Bo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bo looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bo is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four 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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Bo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bo manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Bo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Bo dominated that round.
That's time! Bo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Bo swings widly with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Bo pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gracie misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Bo checks it.
Bo throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

Bo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bo is stalling here.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bo avoids the damage to the body.
Bo wants to stall.
Bo lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie is trying to push Bo away but Bo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Bo controls the action.
Bo scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Bo stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Bo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bo pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bo stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Bo has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Bo is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Bo into the cage.
Bo avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by De Bo.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Bo moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bo.
Bo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bo gets a clinch.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Bo counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Bo blocks nicely.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie trying to control but Bo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flako Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Bo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bo throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Bo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flako Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Bo counters with a stiff right hand.
Flako Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bo avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Bo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bo misses with a low kick.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Bo slips the punch.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie lands with a hook. Bo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Bo sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Bo throws an off balance right hand

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Bo didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Gracie working away.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bo some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bo is avoiding damage well.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Bo here, landing some big shots from side control.

It looks like De Bo has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Bo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Bo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Bo's head but Bo avoids it well.
Bo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Bo denies him.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Bo defending against the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flako Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flako Gracie!