PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rans Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jardine comes to the ring accompanied by WEED MAN. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger! High Voltage. Chuck Jardine had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jardine
vs
Gracie

179 cm
30
181 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rans Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Jardine.
Jardine throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Jardine misses with a left hand

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

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Jardine defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jardine is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Jardine is defending the position.
Jardine keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jardine has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jardine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jardine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jardine is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardine is trying to get back to his feet.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie working away.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jardine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jardine stops Gracie from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jardine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jardine wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jardine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jardine is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Jardine defends it.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie prevents Jardine from standing back up.

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

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 seems to be working for a kimura but Jardine defends the submission attempt.
Jardine wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Jardine doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jardine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jardine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rans Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jardine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jardine looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

Gracie clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Jardine.

Gracie has clasped his hands together around Jardine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jardine manages to get back to half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jardine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Jardine is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Jardine defends it.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Jardine defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jardine!

Gracie goes for an armbar but Jardine turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jardine.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jardine wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jardine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Jardine postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jardine from controlling successfully.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jardine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jardine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jardine is aware though and is defending well.
Jardine trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jardine passes into side control.
Jardine scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Jardine is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardine passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gracie!
Jardine tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Jardine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie is pressing down on Jardine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jardine defends well.
Jardine trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jardine is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rans Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jardine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Jardine.
Jardine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jardine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jardine misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Jardine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jardine.
Jardine throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jardine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Jardine is retaining full guard.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jardine dives on top into guard.

Gracie has his foot on Jardine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jardine works his way back into a safe position though.
Rans Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jardine won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jardine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jardine from controlling successfully.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jardine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Jardine advances to half guard.
Jardine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Jardine is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Chuck Jardine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jardine controlling the action here.
Jardine wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie trying to control but Jardine postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Jardine.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.

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.
Jardine throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Jardine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Jardine shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Jardine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Jardine does no damage.

Jardine gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Jardine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Rans Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jardine looks like he's trying to stand up.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Jardine is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rans Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

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