PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Da Ruckus. McCall has chosen Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies as his entrance music. Renato Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
McCall

170 cm
43
158 lbs
38 - 25 - 0

161 cm
38
154 lbs
28 - 13 - 2

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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 38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but McCall is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends McCall stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie moves out of range as McCall strikes.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCall takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that McCall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McCall throws a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops McCall! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCall to his feet! McCall is in big trouble!

McCall is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie cracks a nice hook into McCall's ribs.
McCall is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
McCall misses with a wild combination.
McCall seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into McCall's ribs.
McCall walks into a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
McCall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie lands a jab to McCall's midsection.
McCall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Jab by McCall.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
McCall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
McCall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
McCall takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie with a hook.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCall.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCall throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped McCall's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall lands with a nice body punch.
McCall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that round.
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.

Gracie checks a leg kick.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCall throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but McCall avoids it easily.
McCall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
It looks like Gracie has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McCall looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCall throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Gracie down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
McCall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from McCall.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by McCall as he connects with a hook.
McCall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
McCall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but McCall is out of range.
McCall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCall misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCall can pounce on him.
McCall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from McCall misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from McCall misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie connects with a jab.
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
McCall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie throws a low kick but McCall avoids it.
McCall jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McCall misses.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall lands a head shot.
McCall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. McCall should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but McCall moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Jab from McCall.
McCall misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from McCall.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
McCall misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but McCall avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
and Gracie counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts McCall! He's just covering up as Gracie starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Gracie!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Renato Gracie made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Tommy McCall had this to say: 'Maybe we are getting to that point in the career where you need to think seriously about the next step.'.