PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Strokin. Gracie has chosen My Life as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kenardly
vs
Gracie

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a jab when Kenardly was well out of range.

Kenardly closes the distance and clinches.
Kenardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kenardly 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 is trying to pull guard but Kenardly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kenardly is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenardly is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenardly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Kenardly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenardly lands a knee to the body.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie avoiding damage as Kenardly throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Kenardly misses with a knee strike.
Kenardly working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Kenardly trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kenardly working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Kenardly has control.
Kenardly being controlled against the cage.
Kenardly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenardly.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kenardly misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Kenardly walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenardly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Kenardly keeps it at a distance.
Kenardly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Kenardly.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kenardly checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kenardly scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenardly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Kenardly is looking to clinch.
Kenardly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Kenardly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenardly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenardly misses the shot to the body.
Kenardly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenardly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Kenardly throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Lars Kenardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenardly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Lars Kenardly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helson Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kenardly gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kenardly is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

Gracie has an Americana. Kenardly didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Helson Gracie!
Our winner, Helson Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.