PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reckuva Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sloat Gresham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gresham
vs
Gracie

173 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reckuva Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Gresham. Gresham gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gresham closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Gresham pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gresham tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gresham tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gresham wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gresham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gresham tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gresham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Nice body kick there by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gresham moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Gresham drags the fight down to the ground.
Gresham looking for a sweep. Not yet Gresham, not yet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Gresham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gresham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gresham is on top in guard.
Gresham thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gresham wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gresham wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gresham trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gresham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gresham avoids the body shot from Gracie.

Gresham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie looks gassed!

Gresham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Gresham eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Gresham pushes his legs off easily.
Gresham tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gresham passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is in trouble now - Gresham has advanced to mount!
Gresham trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gresham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Gresham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gresham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gresham punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gresham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gresham wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gresham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gresham.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gresham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gresham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Gresham.
Sloat Gresham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gresham looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gresham is looking to clinch.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Gresham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Gresham had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gresham Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Gracie breaks Gresham's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gresham throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Gresham gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie working for a submission but Gresham is keeping him at bay.
Gresham flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gresham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gresham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Gresham to control.
Gresham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gresham regains half guard.
Gresham manages to get to full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Gresham.

That's two 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.
Gresham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gresham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gresham trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Gresham is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Gresham working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gresham! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sloat Gresham!