PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Many Blazy Mari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blazy Mari
vs
Gracie

167 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
29
142 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Blazy Mari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazy Mari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Blazy Mari is out of range.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blazy Mari's calf.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blazy Mari connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazy Mari slips under a jab.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie slips a straight right by Blazy Mari.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Blazy Mari's head back.
Gracie lands with a hook. Blazy Mari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blazy Mari misses with an uppercut
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right hand that Blazy Mari ducks under and follows up with a left that Blazy Mari also avoids with ease.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blazy Mari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Blazy Mari misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blazy Mari thinking.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Blazy Mari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Blazy Mari throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie motions for Blazy Mari to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazy Mari checks a leg kick.
Blazy Mari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Blazy Mari moves away and avoids it.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazy Mari circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blazy Mari tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blazy Mari looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Blazy Mari lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Blazy Mari checks it

and Blazy Mari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blazy Mari postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blazy Mari from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Blazy Mari avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Blazy Mari's leg but Blazy Mari calmly moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Blazy Mari sprawls well.
Gracie throws a body punch but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Blazy Mari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Blazy Mari is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazy Mari misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blazy Mari throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Blazy Mari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Blazy Mari ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Blazy Mari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blazy Mari throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that round.
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.

Gracie misses with a low kick.
Blazy Mari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Blazy Mari tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Blazy Mari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Blazy Mari shoots and misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Many Blazy Mari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blazy Mari throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Blazy Mari moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazy Mari misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a leg kick

and Blazy Mari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie seems keen to control Blazy Mari's posture.
Blazy Mari stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looking to control.
Blazy Mari thows a big elbow that misses.
Blazy Mari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blazy Mari's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blazy Mari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazy Mari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blazy Mari wants to sweep but no luck.
Blazy Mari keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Blazy Mari keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Blazy Mari is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blazy Mari's head.
Gracie postures up in Blazy Mari's guard and throws a big left but Blazy Mari blocks it.
Blazy Mari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie postures up in Blazy Mari's guard and throws a big left but Blazy Mari blocks it.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Blazy Mari's brow.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.

Blazy Mari is rocked!
Blazy Mari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Blazy Mari is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is in close to Blazy Mari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Blazy Mari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blazy Mari seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazy Mari is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Blazy Mari has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blazy Mari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie wants to control but Blazy Mari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blazy Mari trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blazy Mari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie throws a leg kick
and Blazy Mari counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Blazy Mari counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazy Mari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blazy Mari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blazy Mari.
Blazy Mari throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good work by Blazy Mari as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blazy Mari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blazy Mari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut

so Blazy Mari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is trying to keep Blazy Mari in close.
Blazy Mari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Many Blazy Mari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blazy Mari throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie controlling Blazy Mari's posture.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blazy Mari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blazy Mari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Many Blazy Mari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari landing some decent shots from guard.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Blazy Mari is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blazy Mari!
Blazy Mari is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blazy Mari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blazy Mari tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Blazy Mari postures up.
Blazy Mari is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazy Mari is retaining full guard.
Gracie distracts Blazy Mari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Blazy Mari blocks nicely.
Blazy Mari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Blazy Mari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Blazy Mari!
Blazy Mari preventing the sweep.
Blazy Mari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blazy Mari cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Blazy Mari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Blazy Mari throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Blazy Mari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blazy Mari thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blazy Mari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blazy Mari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Many Blazy Mari showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

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