PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Back In Black. Jobber has chosen WANTED D.O.A. as his entrance music. Hilio Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
James Jobber

165 cm
34
168 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
Meet the Future

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse James Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Jobber lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie cracks Jobber with a good jab.
Gracie throws a body punch but Jobber moves out of range.
Jobber lands with an overhand left.
Jobber throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jobbers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jobber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Jobber clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Jobber has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jobber is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jobber to the mat. Jobber regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jobber wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Jobber blocks nicely.
Gracie stands and throws Jobber's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie cracks Jobber with a big right hand but Jobber just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jobber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.

Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jobber has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Jobber.
Jobber throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jobber.
Jobber wants to stand but Gracie has his arm trapped.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Jobber is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber looks to land a strike but Gracie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jobber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jobber is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Jobber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jobber wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie trying to control the position but Jobber is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Jobber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie working away.
Jobber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Jobber defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jobber?
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jobber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilio Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jobber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Jobber sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jobber was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A head kick misses from Jobber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jobber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jobber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Jobber avoids nicely.
Jobber takes one to the side of the head.
Jobber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Jobber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Jobber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Jobber.
A head kick from Jobber lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jobber swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Jobber lands a head kick!
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Jobber.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a hook but Jobber avoids it easily.
Jobber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Jobber lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber lands with an overhand left.
Jobber lands with a slapping head kick.
Jesse James Jobber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jobber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Jobber.
Nice defenses there by Jobber.
Jesse James Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Jobber.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobber.
Nice defenses there by Jobber.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Jobber sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jobber throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Jesse James Jobber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Jobber does no damage.
Jobber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Jobber.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Jobber.
Jobber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jobber.
Jobber throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Jesse James Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber misses with the combination.
Gracie walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jobber cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Jobber jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jobber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jobber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie dives in and grabs Jobber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jobber pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jobber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jobber throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Jobber.
Jobber tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Jobber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James Jobber 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jobber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jobber.
Jobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Jobber.
Jobber has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jobber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jobber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jobber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Jobber connects with a high kick.
Jobber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Jobber's head.
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!
Jobber scores with a body shot.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Jobber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Jobber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Jobber feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jobber misses with a body shot.
Jobber throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Jobber.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jobber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jobber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Jobber does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jobber closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Jobber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Jobber has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jobber lands a shoulder strike.

Gracie has hold of one of Jobber's legs. Jobber is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jobber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie prevents Jobber from getting back to his feet.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Jobber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Jobber!
Hilio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie pulls Jobber in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Jobber trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Jobber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie has control of Jobber's left arm, preventing Jobber from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jobber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jobber wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Hilio Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jobber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse James Jobber.
I think Jobber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesse James Jobber!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesse James Jobber thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Hilio Gracie had this to say: 'IM DISAPOINTED IN MY PROFORMENCE.... TODAY JUST WASNT MY DAY. I NEVER LOST 2 FIGHTS IN A ROW BEFORE SO THIS IS REAL UPSETTING FOR ME TODAY. "BUT I'LL BE BACK!"'.