PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gracie
vs
Bologna

190 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

215 cm
26
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bologna closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Bologna.
Gracie takes a swing at Bologna's ribcage but misses.
Bologna tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bologna.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bologna is keeping the position for now.
Bologna keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Bologna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to control the position but Bologna says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Bologna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bologna content to stall in guard here.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Gracie working for a triangle but Bologna defends it easily.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bologna won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie looking to control.
Bologna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Bologna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Bologna wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bologna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bologna.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie jabs Bologna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bologna tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Bologna sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bologna stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie takes a swing at Bologna's ribcage but misses.
Bologna moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Bologna throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bologna counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bologna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bologna moves into the clinch.
Bologna is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Bologna prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grecko Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bologna wants to clinch.
Phil Bologna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bologna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bologna's head but Bologna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bologna thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Bologna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bologna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bologna manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Bologna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bologna slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bologna tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bologna to the ground. Bologna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Bologna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bologna connects with a solid leg kick.

Bologna moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie wants to stall.

Bologna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bologna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phil Bologna seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bologna.
Gracie takes a swing at Bologna's ribcage but misses.
Bologna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bologna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bologna defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Bologna throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Bologna slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grecko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bologna moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bologna throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bologna.
Bologna blocks a head kick by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to wear down Bologna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bologna moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Bologna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bologna tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Bologna feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Bologna fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bologna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bologna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bologna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Bologna against the cage.
Bologna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bologna blocks an uppercut.
Bologna has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bologna content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bologna walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bologna slips a straight right by Gracie.
Bologna throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bologna throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bologna misses with a double jab.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bologna.

Bologna clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Bologna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Bologna instigates a clinch.
Bologna tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Bologna back against the cage.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bologna's efforts to push away.

Bologna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bologna is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bologna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bologna cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Bologna tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bologna misses with a body shot.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bologna counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie stalling.
Bologna tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bologna stalling against the cage.
Bologna tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bologna as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie trying to stall but Bologna improves his position.

Bologna breaks the clinch.
Bologna lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bologna moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bologna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Bologna misses with a two punch combination.
Bologna feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bologna closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie looking to stall.
Gracie tries a body shot but Bologna blocks it.
Gracie taking a breather.

Bologna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bologna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Bologna.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bologna.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bologna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bologna closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie looking to stall.
Gracie seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bologna is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bologna working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Bologna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bologna misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grecko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bologna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bologna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bologna slips a straight right by Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Bologna. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Bologna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bologna 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Bologna!