PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canela Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gracie
vs
Elbow

177 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Island Nutrition
Bowsers Island Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Canela Elbow!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Elbow.
Elbow misses with a leg kick.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Elbow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Elbow misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Elbow thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Elbow is avoiding it.
Rodrigo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elbow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie 's calf.

Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elbow just leaning against Gracie , taking a breather.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Elbow lands a nice elbow.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elbow.
Gracie avoiding damage as Elbow throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Elbow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Elbow holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Elbow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elbow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Elbow lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elbow walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elbow circles away.
Elbow motions for Gracie to come forward. Elbow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elbow.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Elbow counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Elbow moves out of range.
Elbow throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a body punch but Elbow moves out of range.
Elbow tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elbow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to clinch there but Elbow circles away.
Elbow throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Elbow wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbow is still trying to improve position.

Gracie gets to his feet - Elbow follows without any prompting.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elbow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie 's knee momentarily.
Elbow lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Elbow's guard.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.

Gracie gets to his feet. Elbow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elbow, right into the meat.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Canela Elbow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elbow stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie . Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canela Elbow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Elbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elbow tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elbow to the ground. Elbow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Elbow counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Elbow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Elbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elbow throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Elbow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elbow tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elbow misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but Elbow moves away
and Elbow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie 's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Elbow gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Elbow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elbow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elbow obliges.
Nice elbow from Elbow.
Elbow slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Elbow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elbow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elbow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elbow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elbow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Elbow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie 's defenses.

It looks like Rodrigo Gracie has been cut.
Canela Elbow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Elbow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Elbow.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Elbow has him pressed against the cage.
Elbow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbow lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Elbow crunches a lovely knee into Gracie 's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elbow.
Nice elbow from Elbow.
The referee calls for Elbow to work.
Elbow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie avoiding damage as Elbow throws knees to the body.
Elbow lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elbow lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Elbow misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elbow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elbow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elbow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elbow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elbow stalls.
Elbow lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elbow scores a nice knee to the body.
Elbow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Elbow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Elbow lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Elbow misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canela Elbow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Gracie 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Elbow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elbow scores with a spinning back kick!
Elbow tries to work over Gracie 's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elbow lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Canela Elbow seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Elbow trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elbow is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie is staying active.
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.
Gracie prevents Elbow from improving his position.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elbow 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.
Elbow is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into Elbow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Elbow looking for a sweep. Not yet Elbow, not yet.
Elbow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.

Gracie gets to his feet - Elbow follows without any prompting.
Elbow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie .
Elbow throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Elbow sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elbow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elbow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie . That did some damage!
Elbow motions for Gracie to come forward. Elbow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elbow, right into the meat.
Canela Elbow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie . Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbow connects with an inside leg kick.
Elbow throws a head kick that misses.
Elbow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Elbow feints and then cracks Gracie 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Elbow moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie .
Elbow throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elbow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Elbow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elbow. Elbow obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Elbow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canela Elbow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elbow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canela Elbow!