PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rover Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Desperado by Los Lobos. 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.

Pete
vs
Gracie

174 cm
21
179 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pete sprawls well. Pete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Pete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pete listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Pete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willy Pete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rover Gracie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pete.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Pete scores with a jab to the head.
Pete connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Pete lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pete looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Pete - just one landing.
Pete doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Pete pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Pete follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pete misses the jab.
Pete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Pete connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Willy Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Pete sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pete feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pete scores with a decent looking hook.
Pete moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie throws a jab when Pete was well out of range.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pete.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Pete slips a straight right by Gracie.
Pete lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Pete drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Pete trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie just leaning against Pete, taking a breather.
Pete tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pete is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pete presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pete up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Pete dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pete lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Pete throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Pete saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Pete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pete misses the target.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete lands with an overhand left.
Gracie misses with a hook. Pete ducked under it nicely.
Pete jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pete throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pete scoring well with a low kick there.
Pete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pete.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pete counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Gracie! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pete!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Pete!