PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I Have Become. Seagull comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Van Halen - Jump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Gracie
vs
Seagull

175 cm
32
164 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

183 cm
31
165 lbs
21 - 13 - 3

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heston Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Seagull.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Seagull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Seagull slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seagull throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie tries to bum rush Seagull with a series of wild strikes but Seagull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seagull tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seagull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seagull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie cracks Seagull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seagull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seagull throws a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie stops Seagull from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Seagull blocks nicely.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Seagull is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling here. Seagull is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Seagull has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie 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.
Seagull tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Seagull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seagull tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seagull tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.

Seagull stands up from half guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seagull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tests Seagull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heston Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seagull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seagull throws a sloppy body shot

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seagull keeps working.
Seagull prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Seagull explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Seagull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Seagull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seagull throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seagull. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Seagull tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
A head kick misses from Seagull.
Seagull scores with a push kick.
Seagull throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.

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

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Seagull scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Seagull avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seagull continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seagull has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Seagull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seagull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seagull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seagull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Seagull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seagull presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Seagull - that landed with a thud.
Gracie'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.
Seagull lands a right hand.
Seagull tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seagull misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Seagull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seagull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seagull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seagull.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagull throws a body kick that misses.
Seagull misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevent Seagull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Seagull.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seagull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagull manages to avoid it.
Seagull tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Seagull.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seagull.
Seagull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Seagull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Seagull tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie jabs Seagull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seagull thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie is looking to wear down Seagull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seagull throws a leg kick

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie trying to control but Seagull is working from the bottom.
Seagull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Seagull's guard.
Seagull won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heston Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seagull defending well though.
Seagull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seagull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Seagull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
Seagull wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seagull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie won't allow Seagull to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie prevents Seagull from getting back to his feet.
Seagull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seagull wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie stands up over Seagull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heston Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heston Gracie!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Heston Gracie made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.