PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bracha
vs
Gracie

180 cm
27
181 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
179 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Bracha cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie scores with a head kick.

Gracie rushes Bracha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Bracha.
A short right from Gracie.
Bracha trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Bracha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bracha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Bracha.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Bracha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Bracha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha lands with a short shot to the head.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A short right from Bracha.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Bracha back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
A shot in the inside from Bracha.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bracha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Bracha lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Bracha blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Bracha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a left hand.
Bracha has Gracie pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bracha fails to land.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Bracha's ribcage. Bracha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Bracha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bracha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Bracha.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted 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!
Bracha tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bracha.
Bracha blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bracha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bracha backwards.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bracha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bracha trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha scores with a hook to the body.
Bracha lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bracha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bracha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Bracha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bracha is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bracha checks a leg kick.
Gracie catches Bracha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Bracha finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Bracha ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bracha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Bracha.
Donk. Bracha catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bracha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Bracha.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Bracha throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Bracha throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Bracha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bracha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bracha 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.
Bracha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie moves out of range as Bracha throws a body kick.
Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bracha fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Bracha saw it coming and moves away.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Bracha in a clinch.
Bracha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Bracha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Bracha controls the action.
Bracha slows down the pace here.
Bracha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Bracha avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bracha avoiding damage.
Eli Bracha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Bracha lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bracha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bracha lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bracha.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bracha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bracha backwards.
Bracha lands a nice elbow.
Gracie working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eli Bracha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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 blocks a head kick by Bracha.
A big left from Bracha misses.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bracha.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Bracha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Bracha sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Bracha.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Eli Bracha is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Bracha is avoiding it.
Bracha cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie motions for Bracha to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bracha misses with a head kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha 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.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Bracha saw it coming and moves away.
Bracha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bracha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bracha blocks the body kick.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Bracha throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Bracha misses.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Bracha's legs.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bracha misses the target.
Bracha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bracha throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Bracha seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bracha 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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bracha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.

Gracie has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Bracha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bracha lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bracha.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bracha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bracha throws a head punch that misses.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bracha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bracha backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bracha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bracha gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bracha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
Bracha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
Bracha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holden Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Bracha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Holden Gracie.
I think Bracha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Holden Gracie!
An out of breath and clearly excited Holden Gracie thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).