PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gracie
vs
Hawks

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hawks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hawks's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hawks keeps moving.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawks is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie postures up in Hawks's guard and throws a big left but Hawks blocks it.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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 trying to control from Hawks's half guard. Hawks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hawks keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Royce Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Hawks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawks is in Gracie's guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawks manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie pushing down on Hawks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Hawks is defending the position.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gracie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hawks lands a head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawks, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.

Hawks tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hawks looks gassed!
Gracie controlling the action here.
Hawks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawks defending well though.
Hawks looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawks won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hawks is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Royce Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Hawks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hawks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawks wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Hawks blocks nicely.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.

Royce Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hawks shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawks is breathing heavily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawks enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Hawks from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Royce Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing much here.
Hawks has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hawks throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawks lands with a good body shot.
Hawks with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Hawks fights it but they end up in guard.
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 seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hawks keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Hawks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Royce Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawks sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is nestled in close to Hawks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Royce Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawks lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jason Hawks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Hawks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Hawks defends easily.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawks tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.

Hawks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hawks has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawks is one step ahead there.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!