PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine's entrance music is Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . A fine choice. Grace has chosen Swagga Like Us - TI as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thirtynine
vs
Grace

178 cm
35
169 lbs
16 - 18 - 1

182 cm
27
163 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
Thirtynine misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Thirtynine.
Thirtynine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Thirtynine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thirtynine throws a nice looking combination but Grace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grace 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 Thirtynine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thirtynine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick from Grace.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thirtynine.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thirtynine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grace pinned against the cage. Grace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Thirtynine misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thirtynine throws a series of punches but Grace avoids them all with ease.
Thirtynine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace throws a front kick that sends Thirtynine stumbling back into the cage.
Grace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thirtynine's sensitive parts.
Grace feints and then cracks Thirtynine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thirtynine down.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
Thirtynine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grace thows a body kick. Thirtynine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Grace coming out on top.
Thirtynine looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace connects with a solid leg kick.
Thirtynine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Grace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine dives in and grabs Grace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes down on Thirtynine's head and hops out.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
No luck for Thirtynine with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thirtynine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace pushes Thirtynine away with a front kick.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thirtynine's calf.
Thirtynine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace throws a leg kick which misses Thirtynine's front leg but catches the back leg as Thirtynine tries to avoid it.
Grace lands a head kick!
No joy there for Thirtynine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Grace.
Jab, jab by Grace - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grace sprawls well. Grace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thirtynine gets slowly back to his feet.
Grace throws a body punch but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Grace feints and then cracks Thirtynine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thirtynine down.
Thirtynine lands with a straight right. Grace didn't see that one coming.
Grace throws a body punch but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thirtynine at a distance.
Thirtynine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grace takes a swing at Thirtynine's ribcage but misses.
Thirtynine shoots in and drives through. Grace sprawls well.
Grace connects with an inside leg kick.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Grace.
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!
Thirtynine throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thirtynine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thirtynine looks to score with a jab to the body but Grace is just out of range.
That kick from Grace tenderised Thirtynine's leg. Thirtynine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Thirtynine.
Grace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thirtynine if he has to take too many more of those.
Grace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thirtynine at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Thirtynine as he connects with a hook.
Thirtynine shoots for a double leg takedown but Grace sprawls well. He's pushed Thirtynine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grace lands a nice looking body kick.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grace, right into the meat.
Grace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thirtynine rather than just go for the knockout.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thirtynine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grace - the referee stops the clock and Thirtynine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grace. Thirtynine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thirtynine. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace fakes the leg kick and cracks Thirtynine in the body.
Thirtynine walks into a straight right hand from Grace.
Grace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grace connects with a high kick.
Grace cracks a nice hook into Thirtynine's ribs.
A solid body kick from Grace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thirtynine.
Grace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grace lands with a slapping head kick.
Thirtynine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
Grace lands with a kick to the temple. Thirtynine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine avoids the body shot from Grace.
Thirtynine looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace throws a front kick that sends Thirtynine stumbling back into the cage.
Grace cracks the inside of Thirtynine's front leg.
Thirtynine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Grace tenderised Thirtynine's leg. Thirtynine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thirtynine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thirtynine misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grace.
Grace throws a head kick but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Thirtynine blocks a head kick by Grace.
A combination from Thirtynine does no damage.
Grace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grace scores with a leg kick.
Thirtynine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine misses with a double jab.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Thirtynine dips to his left and cracks Grace with an uppercut!
Thirtynine misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Grace.
Grace feints and then cracks Thirtynine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thirtynine down.
Thirtynine swinging wildly here.
Grace lands a jab-cross combination.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Thirtynine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Grace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grace lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thirtynine connects with a nice looking jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grace misses the shot to the body.
Thirtynine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thirtynine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grace circles away quickly and effectively.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thirtynine back to the cage. Grace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grace scores with a push kick.
Grace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thirtynine's calf.
Grace scores with a leg kick.
Grace connects with an inside leg kick.
Grace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thirtynine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Grace lands a slapping body shot.
Thirtynine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thirtynine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thirtynine misses with a double jab
and Grace counters with a body kick.
Grace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thirtynine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Grace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thirtynine throws a hook but Grace avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thirtynine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grace lands a head kick. Thirtynine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thirtynine throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace swings for the body but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Grace lands a head kick. Thirtynine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thirtynine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Thirtynine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thirtynine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thirtynine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An elbow from Thirtynine crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Grace kicks off Thirtynine and gets to his feet.
Thirtynine looks for a takedown but Grace sprawls well.
Chuck Grace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grace scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grace.

Thirtynine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thirtynine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thirtynine is controlling him.
Grace trying to control the position.
Grace wants to sweep here but Thirtynine controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thirtynine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thirtynine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thirtynine trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grace is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thirtynine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thirtynine is stalling in the full guard.
Thirtynine looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace looking for a sweep. Not yet Grace, not yet.

Saku Thirtynine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thirtynine misses with a wild combination.
Grace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thirtynine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thirtynine fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace misses with a straight left.
A big left from Thirtynine misses.
Grace defending well as Thirtynine loads up on a big left hand.
Grace jabs at Thirtynine's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grace.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grace as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Thirtynine blocks a head kick by Grace.
Grace moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Grace lands but Thirtynine takes it in his stride.
Grace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thirtynine.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thirtynine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grace.
Grace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thirtynine. That did some damage!
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thirtynine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Grace misses its intended target.
Thirtynine just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Thirtynine moves out of range easily.
Thirtynine takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Grace throws a head kick but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Thirtynine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thirtynine misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Thirtynine.
Grace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thirtynine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Thirtynine misses.
Thirtynine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown but Grace shows good takedown defense.
Grace connects with a solid leg kick.
Thirtynine throws a right and a left that Grace avoids nicely.
Thirtynine misses with a takedown attempt - Grace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thirtynine takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thirtynine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thirtynine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace connects with a body shot that sends Thirtynine's belly button to the back.
Thirtynine throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace jabs Thirtynine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine lands a body shot.
Thirtynine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grace. Thirtynine shrugs it off though.
Grace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thirtynine.
Grace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thirtynine throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Thirtynine with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grace, right into the meat.
Grace throws a nice head kick!
Grace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grace slaps away a takedown attempt from Thirtynine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thirtynine.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace stuns Thirtynine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thirtynine.
Grace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Grace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thirtynine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thirtynine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grace.

Grace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grace lands a left hand.
Grace missing with knees to the body.
Grace controlling the action here for a moment.

Thirtynine has Grace pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thirtynine pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grace tumbling to the mat - Thirtynine dives into Grace's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Grace throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thirtynine escapes and throws Grace's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Thirtynine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thirtynine wants to control but Grace is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thirtynine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thirtynine 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.
Grace is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thirtynine shoots for a takedown but Grace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thirtynine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Grace.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thirtynine tries for a takedown but Grace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thirtynine's head.
Thirtynine misses with a wild combination.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Thirtynine moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Grace.

Thirtynine shoots in and bounces Grace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thirtynine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grace is looking to stand up but Thirtynine isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is trying to keep Thirtynine in close.
Thirtynine won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
Thirtynine wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Thirtynine postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thirtynine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.

Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thirtynine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grace is trying to stand up.
Thirtynine prevents Grace from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thirtynine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grace is surviving well by controlling Thirtynine's body position as best he can.
Saku Thirtynine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thirtynine breaks from Grace's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Thirtynine with good strikes from the mount here!
Thirtynine controlling from the full mount.
Grace can't escape the position.
Thirtynine lands a big elbow.
Thirtynine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Grace is rocked!
Thirtynine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grace is still in real trouble! Can Thirtynine finish him?
Thirtynine lands a big shot to the head and Grace winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saku Thirtynine!