PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Graciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Graciel
vs
Rose

150 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Graciel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rose!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graciel tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Graciel really is a fat lump.

Graciel moves into the clinch.

Rose has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graciel uses from the top position.
Graciel stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Rose wants to stand but Graciel is controlling the position.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graciel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Graciel is looking to pass into half guard but Rose pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rose is in guard.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rose has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Rose hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Graciel throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose looks to land a combination but Graciel avoids it well.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graciel sprawls well. Graciel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Graciel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graciel closes the distance and clinches.
Graciel throws a head punch that misses.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Graciel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graciel works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graciel.
Graciel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Graciel.

Rose jumps into guard, dragging Graciel to the mat.

Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graciel wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Graciel wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.

Royce Graciel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Rose misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graciel counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Royce Graciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rose.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Graciel.

It looks like Adam Rose has been cut.

Rose pushes Graciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graciel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graciel lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graciel pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Royce Graciel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Rose'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.

Rose closes the distance and pushes Graciel back into the cage.
Graciel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graciel has him pressed against the cage.
Graciel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graciel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Graciel.
Graciel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graciel really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graciel lands a shot to the body.
Graciel is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graciel down to the mat. Graciel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Graciel moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Graciel scores with a nice strike.
Adam Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graciel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Graciel throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
Rose tries for a takedown but Graciel circles away easily
and Graciel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royce Graciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rose.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Graciel shows good takedown defense.
Graciel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graciel throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Rose rushes Graciel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graciel lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graciel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graciel gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose fails to pull guard.
Graciel lands a nice shot to the body.
Graciel lands with a light punch inside.
Graciel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graciel lands with a right to the head.
Rose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graciel to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graciel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Graciel.
Graciel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Graciel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graciel avoids it.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Graciel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graciel lands an uppercut.
Graciel lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Graciel - that landed with a thud.
Rose wants to take the fight to the mat but Graciel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Graciel lands with a left to the head.
Graciel pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graciel lands with a right to the head.
Graciel lands a right hand.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graciel avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Graciel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graciel lands a shoulder strike.
Graciel lands with a right to the head.
Graciel scores with a hook to the body.
Graciel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A short body shot lands from Graciel as the two fighters clinch.
Graciel scores with a hook to the body.
Graciel lands with a short shot to the head.
Graciel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Royce Graciel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graciel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Graciel.
Graciel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Graciel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graciel lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Graciel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Graciel tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.

Graciel closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Graciel.
Graciel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graciel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Graciel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graciel.
Graciel lands a shoulder strike.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graciel lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciel.
A short uppercut from Graciel.
Graciel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graciel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Royce Graciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rose.
Graciel cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
Graciel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Graciel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graciel lands an uppercut.
Graciel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graciel lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graciel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graciel controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Graciel.
Graciel lands with a short shot to the head.
Graciel digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graciel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graciel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose has Graciel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graciel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Graciel.
Graciel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graciel lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.

Rose is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graciel.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Graciel finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Graciel.
Nice body punch from Graciel - that landed with a thud.
Graciel lands a left hand.
A short right from Graciel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graciel.
Graciel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Graciel pushes Rose against the cage. Graciel is working some dirty boxing. Graciel pushes off with a quick right hook! Rose goes down! Rose tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Graciel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Graciel!