PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Digby Caesar
vs
Gracie

176 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Digby Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar misses with a hook.
Caesar throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Caesar punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Caesar throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Caesar punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.

Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Caesar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Caesar stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar controlling from the top position.
Caesar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caesar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries to buck Caesar off but Caesar is having none of it.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries to buck Caesar off but Caesar is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Caesar postures up.
Caesar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Caesar working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Caesar cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caesar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Caesar.
Gracie trying to hold on to Caesar's head to control him but Caesar postures up.
Caesar trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Caesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Digby Caesar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caesar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Caesar is in Gracie's guard.
Caesar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Sir Digby Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Caesar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Caesar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.

Gracie working for a triangle but Caesar defends it easily.
Caesar stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
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 pulls Caesar in close to his closed guard and prevents Caesar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Caesar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Caesar stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caesar's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar, not yet.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Caesar is having none of it.
Caesar tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Caesar trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Digby Caesar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gracie avoids the body shot from Caesar.
Caesar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caesar just misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Demian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie slips under a jab from Caesar.
Caesar misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caesar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caesar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is not content to let Caesar control the position.
Caesar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Caesar trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Caesar postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar lands a few punches from side control.
Caesar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Caesar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Caesar trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Caesar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caesar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Sir Digby Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caesar's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Caesar sits in half guard.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Caesar advancing to mount.
Gracie is looking to control Caesar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Caesar wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Caesar is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Caesar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Digby Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Digby Caesar!
Sir Digby Caesar thanked the fans post fight for their support.