PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kush's choice of entrance music: I'M T.N.T. 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
Kush

219 cm
25
269 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
255 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes one on the button.

It looks like Coalman Gracie has been cut.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kush.
A swing and a miss from Kush.
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kush connects with a nice looking jab.
Kush digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
Kush swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Gracie staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush lands an overhand right.
Kush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kush. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Kush throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Dutch Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Kush.
Kush looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kush lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Kush misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kush misses with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Kush didn't expect that.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kush looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dutch Kush was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Kush scores with a jab.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
Kush misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Kush with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Kush is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Kush.
A swing and a miss from Kush.
Kush scores with a punch to the head.
Kush throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush misses with a right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kush throws a poor cross that misses

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Kush didn't expect that.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Dutch Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie slips a jab from Kush.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kush. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kush's guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Kush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kush's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
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 ref stands the fighters back up. Coalman Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie slips under a jab from Kush.
Kush throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Kush throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Kush misses

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kush's guard now.
Gracie trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie distracts Kush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coalman Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coalman Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kush looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Kush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Kush misses with a hook

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Kush fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Coalman Gracie.
Kush swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kush is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Kush circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
An inside leg kick from Kush misses.
Kush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Kush throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kush tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kush lands a body shot.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush is looking to score with low kicks.
Kush misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands with a good body shot.
Kush throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kush.
Kush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Kush sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kush 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Kush!
A relieved looking Dutch Kush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.