PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Tsushima

170 cm
39
158 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

160 cm
30
151 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Tsushima or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Tsushima fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Tsushima misses
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsushima misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsushima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Tsushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Tsushima counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie lands a jab to Tsushima's midsection.
Tsushima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Tsushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Chibi Tsushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie 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 Tsushima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsushima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsushima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Tsushima rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Tsushima blocks the elbow strike.
Tsushima lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsushima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsushima.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsushima.
A short right from Gracie.
Tsushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsushima has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Tsushima lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima blocks an uppercut.
Tsushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Tsushima takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.

Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tsushima is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie tries to stand but Tsushima is controlling from the bottom.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tsushima, up you get!
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima fails with the takedown.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Tsushima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Renato Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Tsushima misses the target.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tsushima slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Tsushima moves out of range.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Tsushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Tsushima dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Tsushima - just one landing.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsushima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tsushima misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsushima 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.
Tsushima walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Tsushima throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body

and Tsushima counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie pulls Tsushima in to control the position.
Tsushima trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsushima won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Tsushima stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tsushima is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tsushima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renato Gracie.
Good work by Tsushima as he checks the leg kick.
Tsushima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Tsushima with that takedown attempt.
Tsushima misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Tsushima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Tsushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsushima misses with a few strikes there.
Tsushima throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Tsushima loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Tsushima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsushima is just out of range.
Gracie throws a body punch but Tsushima moves out of range.
Gracie stuns Tsushima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tsushima throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsushima throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Tsushima throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tsushima thinking.
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Tsushima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Tsushima tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima'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. This is the final round!

Tsushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsushima dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Tsushima's head and hops out.
Tsushima swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Tsushima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Tsushima's ribs.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tsushima.
Tsushima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsushima throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Tsushima is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Gracie and Tsushima falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.