PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rugal Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rugal Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gracie
vs
Balboa

205 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rugal Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balboa defends it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Balboa 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 Rugal Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Balboa. That snapped Gracie's head back.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balboa finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balboa misses with a straight right.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Balboa throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Balboa punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Balboa.
Balboa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balboa misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.

Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa looks winded!
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Balboa holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.

Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie looking to stall.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Balboa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Balboa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky Balboa!