PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Dufflebag Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Helio Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sauna
vs
Gracie

185 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

186 cm
34
175 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie jabs Sauna right on the nose. Sauna blinks but takes it well.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Sauna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sauna.

Sauna looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sauna is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauna thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Sauna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sauna looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sauna lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauna thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sauna seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Sauna is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Sauna working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sauna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Sauna lands with a punch from half guard.
Sauna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sauna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sauna pulls his head out easily.
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!
Sauna trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Sauna wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sauna working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauna lands a nice short elbow.
Sauna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sauna scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sauna perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sauna 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.
Sauna working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.

Sauna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sauna is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Sauna looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Sauna is controlling well.
Sauna is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Sauna drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Ground and pound from Sauna.
Sauna seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is staying active underneath Sauna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sauna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sauna is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sauna lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sauna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sauna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sauna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Sauna wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Sauna works his way into side control.
Sauna lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie being controlled for a moment.
Sauna working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauna lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sauna dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Sauna on that attempt.
Sauna misses with a straight right.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sauna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Gracie is rocked!
Sauna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Sauna throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a swing at Sauna's ribcage but misses.
Sauna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sauna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Sauna.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sauna looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Sauna looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Sauna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Sauna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie tries to clinch but Sauna moves out of range.
Helio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Sauna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chael Sauna is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie jabs Sauna right on the nose. Sauna blinks but takes it well.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sauna misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sauna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Sauna is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Sauna.
Chael Sauna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sauna is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sauna pulls his head out easily.
Sauna working Gracie over with strikes.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Sauna in his half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Sauna's head to control him but Sauna postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauna lands a nice short elbow.
Sauna is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauna lands a nice short elbow.
Sauna trying to control from Gracie's half guard. Gracie has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sauna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sauna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sauna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sauna trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Sauna is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Sauna has managed to sneak the leg through.

Sauna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Sauna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sauna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sauna connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Sauna is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauna is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sauna scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sauna winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sauna connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sauna dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sauna misses with a looping left.
Sauna lands a jab.
Sauna lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Sauna finish him?
No joy there for Sauna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie slips a straight right by Sauna.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Sauna.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sauna.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Sauna. Those never looked like landing.
Sauna misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Sauna misses its intended target.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Sauna.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Sauna blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Sauna works the jab nicely.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sauna dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Gracie has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
A very excited looking Chael Sauna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.