PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dread Zepellin - Stairway to Heaven. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gracie
vs
Aurelius

185 cm
27
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

187 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Aurelius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Aurelius finds it's target.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aurelius working to try and regain half guard.
Aurelius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelius wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aurelius because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelius is looking to escape.
Gracie prevents Aurelius from getting the reversal.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Aurelius is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aurelius manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Aurelius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius avoids it well.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Aurelius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aurelius stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Aurelius controlling from the top position.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelius manages to get himself to full guard.
Aurelius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Aurelius wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aurelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Aurelius is keeping the position.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelius 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.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelius, not yet.
Aurelius is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Aurelius.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
No joy there for Aurelius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aurelius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
Aurelius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aurelius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelius defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Aurelius misses.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aurelius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Aurelius takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nero Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab. Aurelius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Aurelius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelius defends it nicely.
Aurelius lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a shot to the body.
Aurelius throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nero Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Aurelius.
Aurelius thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius lands a jab.
Aurelius lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aurelius.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Aurelius.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Aurelius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aurelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aurelius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Roger Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Gracie is rocked!
Aurelius cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Aurelius doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nero Aurelius!
A relieved looking Nero Aurelius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.