PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kidd's choice of entrance music: Cryin Like A Bitch. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Kidd

200 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

TITAN
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Kidd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Kidd wants to clinch.
Kidd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kidd wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kidd is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Kidd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Kidd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Kidd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kidd is trying to stand.
Kidd is trying to control but can't.
Kidd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Kidd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kidd is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kidd is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
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 wants to control but Kidd is keeping him busy.
Gracie prevents Kidd from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kidd is looking for a sweep.

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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gracie takes a little break here. Kidd wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kidd is looking to clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.
Kidd is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Kidd sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.
Kidd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kidd wants it to stay on the feet.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Kidd's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Kidd to get back to his feet.

Kidd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kidd is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.
Gracie prevents Kidd from escaping the position.
Kidd is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie just content to control the position.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Kidd is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kidd, who protects the arm well.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kidd is trying to improve his position.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet.
Kidd is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Kidd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd gets back to half guard.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Kidd is trying to stand.

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

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Kidd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kidd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Kidd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kidd defends it nicely.
Kidd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd 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.
Kidd scoring well with a low kick there.
Kidd tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kidd's guard.

Kidd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Kidd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Kidd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kidd wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Royce Gracie.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd wants to clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kidd stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Kidd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jason Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kidd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidd tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Jason Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidd lands a high kick!
Kidd connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidd moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kidd 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Kidd!
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