PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinya Alkofer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Alkofer

172 cm
25
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
30
160 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alkofer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Alkofer getting side control.
Alkofer is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alkofer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alkofer gets back to half guard.
Gracie is taking a breather. Alkofer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is pressing down on Alkofer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alkofer is holding on for now.
Alkofer is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alkofer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alkofer is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Alkofer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Alkofer defending well.
Alkofer is trying to control but can't.
Alkofer is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alkofer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alkofer has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alkofer holds of for dear life.
Alkofer is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Alkofer working to try and regain half guard.
Alkofer has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Alkofer showing good submission defense here.
Alkofer tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Alkofer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Alkofer rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is not going to allow Alkofer to sit and survive in this position.
Alkofer turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Alkofer is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Alkofer from controlling successfully.
Alkofer looking to pass the guard.
Alkofer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alkofer stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Alkofer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Alkofer from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alkofer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.

Alkofer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alkofer not doing much here.
Shinya Alkofer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alkofer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alkofer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alkofer's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie not allowing Alkofer to control his hands.
Alkofer rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Alkofer is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets his hands free as Alkofer looks to control.
Alkofer is really stuck here.
Alkofer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Gracie controls the position.
Alkofer rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Alkofer trying to control the hands but Gracie breaks the grip.

Gracie working for a choke but Alkofer is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alkofer trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie is looking to control Alkofer but Alkofer is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gracie is not going to allow Alkofer to sit and survive in this position.

Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alkofer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alkofer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Alkofer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alkofer is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alkofer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alkofer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Alkofer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Alkofer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alkofer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alkofer distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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 Ramon Gracie will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alkofer looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Alkofer drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Alkofer tries to pass.
Alkofer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alkofer is one step ahead there.
Alkofer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alkofer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alkofer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alkofer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Alkofer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Alkofer tries to pass.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Alkofer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alkofer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alkofer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alkofer won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Alkofer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

Alkofer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alkofer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Alkofer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alkofer, into his guard.

Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Alkofer is retaining full guard.
Alkofer trying to control the position here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Alkofer is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Alkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alkofer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Alkofer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alkofer tries to strike but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinya Alkofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!