PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wise
vs
Gracie

180 cm
28
178 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wise misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Wise's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wise scrambles back to his feet.
Wise lands a nice looking body shot.
Wise lands a body shot.
Gracie moves out of range as Wise strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Wise thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Good shot there by Wise.
Nice shot by Wise.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wise on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wise thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wise bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Wise misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wise throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Wise lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wise slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Wise throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Wise thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Good leg kick by Wise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wise is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie throws a low kick but Wise avoids it.
Wise works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wise scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wise lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wise.
Wise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Wise.
Wise throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Wise lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wise coming out on top.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Wise moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
A slow jab from Wise misses its intended target.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wise.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Wise had a free shot at his head there.
Wise lands with a cross.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise slips under a jab.
Wise's corner calls for a 1-2. Wise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 moves forwards but Wise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wise swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Wise moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie misses with a hook. Wise ducked under it nicely.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Wise ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Wise is avoiding it.
Wise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wise looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Wise keeps it at a distance.
Wise tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Some wild striking there from Wise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
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.

Wise misses with a body kick.
Gracie jabs Wise to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wise scores with a jab to the body.
Wise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wise delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Wise's knee but Wise avoids it well.
Wise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie walks into a jab.
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!
Wise lands a nice shot to the body.
Wise thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wise lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Wise slips under a jab.
Wise lands a front kick.
Wise connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis Wise is winning the standup battle so far.

Wise moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Wise seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Wise lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wise lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wise's defenses.
Wise's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie tries to work over Wise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Wise shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Wise, against the cage.
Wise lands an elbow inside.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wise prevents it.
Wise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That has opened up Holden Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Wise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise scores with a hook to the body.
Wise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie tries to stall but Wise uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wise tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Wise cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Wise, against the cage.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Wise.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wise.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Wise landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Wise on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wise misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gracie gets control of Wise's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wise trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wise wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Wise dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
Gracie throws the left hand but Wise avoids the punch easily.
Wise tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie moves forwards but Wise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wise. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Wise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Wise.
Wise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Gracie is rocked!
Wise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wise finish him?
Wise lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
A lazy body kick from Wise
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie moves out of range as Wise throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Wise.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Wise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws the left hand but Wise avoids the punch easily.
Wise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Wise checks it
enabling Wise to counter with a crisp jab.
Wise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie is looking to slow Wise down with leg kicks.
Wise lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Wise connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wise! Gracie is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Wise!
Our winner, Dennis Wise, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.