PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rener Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Bashor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bashor
vs
Gracie

172 cm
25
202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rener Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Rener Gracie has been cut.

Bashor gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Bashor postures up.
Bashor wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie seems keen to control Bashor's posture.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie moves to the back position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets his hands free as Bashor looks to control.
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gracie has the hooks in. Bashor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bashor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Bashor fending off the submission attempt from Gracie.
Bashor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Bashor tries to break free.
Bashor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashor is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Bashor can't escape the position.
Bashor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bashor is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie trying to control but Bashor is having none of it.
Bashor has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Bashor fending off the submission attempt from Gracie.

Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bashor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is keeping busy.

Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bashor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bashor tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.

Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bashor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has the hooks in. Bashor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bashor is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Bashor is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rener Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rener Gracie's cut.
That's time! Bashor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bashor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bashor's best efforts.
Gracie wants to control but Bashor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

Bashor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Bashor wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to roll over but Bashor keeps him under control.
Bashor is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bashor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bashor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Bashor eventually gives up the hold.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Bashor trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Bashor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bashor gets the takedown into side control.

Bashor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie is trying to control Bashor's posture but Bashor avoids it.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.

Bashor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bashor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bashor wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Gracie regains half guard.
Bashor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Bashor is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie wants to control but Bashor is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bashor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bashor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor trying to control from Gracie's half guard. Gracie has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Bashor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rener Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Bashor lands with a cross.

Bashor looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Bashor drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Bashor postures up.
Bashor trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is controlling Bashor's posture.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Bashor wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bashor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie has an active guard here but Bashor has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Bashor is very close to passing his half guard.
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. Bashor connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie is staying active underneath Bashor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bashor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jesse Bashor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bashor wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie controls Bashor momentarily but Bashor frees himself.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashor is one step ahead there.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bashor postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bashor from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to control the position but Bashor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Bashor in close.
Bashor won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bashor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bashor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bashor postures up.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bashor is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bashor swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bashor has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bashor controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie wants to control but Bashor is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashor 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 William Gold scores the fight for Rener Gracie!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jesse Bashor!

The fight ends as a draw!