PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Howlingate is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gracie
vs
Howlingate

192 cm
27
231 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
265 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlingate misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Howlingate.
Howlingate misses with the combination.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Howlingate sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Howlingate won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Howlingate trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie wants to control but Howlingate is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Howlingate is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie staying calm.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Howlingate defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie looking to control but Howlingate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Howlingate is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howlingate can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howlingate defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Howlingate can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Howlingate is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punching from mount but Howlingate doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Howlingate wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie looking to control but Howlingate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howlingate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Howlingate gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the ropes.
Gracie jumps guard but Howlingate stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gracie pulls Howlingate into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Gracie has an active guard here but Howlingate has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is pulling down on Howlingate's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Howlingate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Howlingate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie seems keen to control Howlingate's posture.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howlingate sprawls well. Howlingate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Renan Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howlingate wobbles Gracie with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Howlingate dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Gracie to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Howlingate!
Roger Howlingate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GRAND Royal Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.