PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blazed Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahlito Jenzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Ain't No Sunshine DMX blaring out of the sound system. Mahlito Jenzi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blazed Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Jenzi

165 cm
27
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blazed Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahlito Jenzi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenzi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenzi wants it to stay on the feet.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jenzi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jenzi wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie looking to control but Jenzi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Jenzi defends it well.
Jenzi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jenzi drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Jenzi off! Jenzi jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenzi wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Jenzi is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenzi is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jenzi won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Jenzi wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenzi trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jenzi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Jenzi 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.

Jenzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

That's four 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.
Jenzi controlling the position well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jenzi counters with a head kick.
Jenzi swinging wildly here.
Jenzi fails with the takedown.

Jenzi shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenzi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jenzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenzi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blazed Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenzi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenzi counters with a head kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Jenzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jenzi misses with a body shot.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Jenzi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenzi is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jenzi looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Jenzi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jenzi stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Blazed Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenzi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Jenzi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Jenzi gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenzi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.

Jenzi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jenzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Jenzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jenzi is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenzi has wrist control.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Jenzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jenzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is trying to keep Jenzi in close.
Jenzi won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Jenzi stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Jenzi is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.

Jenzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath Jenzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenzi's back!
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jenzi tries to escape the position.
Gracie avoiding Jenzi 's attempts to control his hands.
Jenzi is trying to break free.
Jenzi trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.

Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahlito Jenzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Jenzi counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenzi scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Jenzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Jenzi's guard.

Jenzi working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.

Jenzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jenzi dives on top into guard.

Blazed Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie controls Jenzi momentarily but Jenzi frees himself.
Jenzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Jenzi postures up.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenzi stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenzi.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jenzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jenzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jenzi drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Jenzi off! Jenzi jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Jenzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenzi looking to pass the guard.
Jenzi preventing the sweep.
Jenzi trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Jenzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenzi scores with a leg kick.
Mahlito Jenzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blazed Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jenzi.
Jenzi misses with a head kick.
Jenzi throws a head kick that misses.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jenzi's guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenzi has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Jenzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie trying to control but Jenzi is working from the bottom.
Jenzi looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jenzi keeps moving.

Jenzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jenzi keeps moving.
Gracie postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jenzi sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Jenzi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenzi is holding on to half guard well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahlito Jenzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jenzi 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahlito Jenzi!
Mahlito Jenzi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to that everyone who has helped me out'.