PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rendo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcinho Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerreiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX- Ain`t No Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Guerreiro

176 cm
19
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rendo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerreiro has his takedown stuffed

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie is pushing Guerreiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie has Guerreiro pressed against the cage, preventing Guerreiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Guerreiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Guerreiro trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Guerreiro is now in half guard.
Guerreiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Guerreiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guerreiro is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guerreiro is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Marcinho Guerreiro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Guerreiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guerreiro's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerreiro is keeping the position for now.
Guerreiro trying to control the position.
Gracie trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Guerreiro wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rendo Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guerreiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gracie pulls Guerreiro into guard.
Guerreiro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Guerreiro is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Guerreiro has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guerreiro wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Guerreiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerreiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rendo Gracie dominated that round.
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.

Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie prevents Guerreiro from breaking the clinch.

Gracie wants the takedown. Guerreiro is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guerreiro's guard against the cage.
Guerreiro is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie won't allow Guerreiro to sweep him here.
Guerreiro controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie won't allow Guerreiro to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie works over Guerreiro with some ground and pound from guard.
Rendo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerreiro keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerreiro trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie won't allow Guerreiro to sweep him here.
Gracie pushing down on Guerreiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Guerreiro wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Guerreiro kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Rendo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Guerreiro against the cage.
Gracie has Guerreiro pressed against the cage, preventing Guerreiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
Guerreiro content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Guerreiro is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie has his hands on Guerreiro's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerreiro is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Guerreiro tries to pass.

We're going to have a standup here because Rendo Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Guerreiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guerreiro has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Guerreiro's guard.

Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerreiro is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerreiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guerreiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
A combination from Guerreiro does no damage.
Guerreiro tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Guerreiro fails to land the takedown.
Guerreiro throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Guerreiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Guerreiro with that takedown attempt.
Guerreiro wants to clinch.
Guerreiro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Rendo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcinho Guerreiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerreiro looking to control.
Guerreiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerreiro keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rendo Gracie just wasn't active enough.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Guerreiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.

Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Guerreiro wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Guerreiro looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
Guerreiro pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guerreiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie leaves Guerreiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guerreiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Guerreiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guerreiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerreiro tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Guerreiro is looking for a sweep.
Guerreiro wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guerreiro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Guerreiro is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Guerreiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rendo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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