PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Carson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carson
vs
Gracie

188 cm
29
202 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

180 cm
30
192 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Crippler\'s Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Carson checks it.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Carson misses.
Carson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Gracie misses with a combination

and Carson counters by moving into the clinch.

Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carson wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Carson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carson preventing the sweep.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Carson defends easily.
Carson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Carson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Carson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Carson controlling the position easily from mount.
Carson prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie tries to hold on but Carson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carson wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Carson isn't that keen on the idea.
Carson avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Carson is looking to stand but Carson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Carson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie thumps Carson with a low kick.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie swings for the body but Carson moves out of range.
Carson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carson.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Carson's head but Carson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carson's corner calls for a 1-2. Carson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Carson closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is trying to drag Carson to the mat but Carson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Carson misses with some punches.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carson.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Carson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A bone on bone clash there as Carson blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carson, as that shot connected.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carson tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Carson with a hook.
Carson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mateus Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Carson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carson's calf.
Carson checks a leg kick.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carson's calf.
Carson throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glenn Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a left hand

and Carson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Carson pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.

Carson closes the distance and clinches.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie wants to slow Carson down by chopping away at his legs.
Carson lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Carson connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson misses with a looping right.

Carson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Carson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Carson is controlling him.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Carson.

Carson gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Carson manages to retain guard.
Carson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Carson managing to control the position.
Carson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Gracie misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carson misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
Carson tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Carson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Carson ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carson throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a hook.

It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carson moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Carson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Gracie.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Carson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Carson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carson throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Carson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mateus Gracie!
Mateus Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.