PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Battling Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bob might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence. Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ren Gracie enters the cage!

Bob
vs
Gracie

180 cm
24
197 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Battling Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ren Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob blocks a jab.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bob's guard.
Bob 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Bob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bob's guard.
Bob throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bob manages to get himself to full guard.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob looking to control.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bob is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bob trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Bob postures up.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bob is one step ahead there.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Battling Bob will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Battling Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob jabs at Gracie's body.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ren Gracie has been cut.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.

Oooh a lovely combination from Bob sends Gracie down but not out. Bob dives into side control looking to finish.

Gracie is rocked!
Bob scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gracie is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bob can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Battling Bob!