PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gracie
vs
Goro

190 cm
24
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Goro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goro throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goro is looking to score with low kicks.
Goro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goro shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie tries to clinch but Goro is having none of it.
Goro sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Grecko Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Goro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Goro throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Goro is looking to score with low kicks.

Goro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Goro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Goro.
Goro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goro is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Goro crashes against the mat.
Goro wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Goro in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie parries the strikes from Goro easily there. Goro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gracie to escape.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Goro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goro connects with a decent elbow.
Goro wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Goro.
Goro content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Goro lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goro trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Goro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Goro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Goro lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goro lands a nice forearm strike.

Goro decides to stand back up. Goro steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Goro misses with an uppercut.
Goro throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Goro misses.
Goro wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Goro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie takes a swing at Goro's ribcage but misses.
Goro tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Goro.
Goro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goro connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goro is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goro working the body and head with strikes.
Goro lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goro trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Goro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goro throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie's head but Gracie avoids it well.

Goro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goro tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yumi Goro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Goro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goro throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Goro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goro as he jumps to the side.
Goro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Goro drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goro as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Goro has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Goro.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goro misses with some punches.
Goro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Goro fails to land.
Goro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goro cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goro goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Goro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Goro.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Goro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Goro counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Goro scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goro throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Goro lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Goro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie dives in and grabs Goro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goro pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goro.

Goro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goro showed some decent athleticism there.
Goro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro works his way into side control.
Goro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yumi Goro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goro working the head and body with strikes.
Goro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.

Goro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Goro is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Goro scoring with punches from side control.
Goro lands a nice forearm strike.
Goro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goro wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Goro lands a few punches from side control.
Goro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goro lands an elbow.
Goro tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Goro scoring with strikes.
Goro trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goro working the ground and pound from side control.
Goro working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yumi Goro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Goro misses with a leg kick.
Goro connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goro.
Goro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goro lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Goro throws a head kick that half lands.
Yumi Goro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Goro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Goro lands a left and a right that sends Gracie crashing to the canvas! Goro dives into mount looking to finish!

Gracie is rocked!
Goro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Goro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro working Gracie over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Goro! That's really hurt Gracie and he's turned his back - Goro keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Goro jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yumi Goro!