PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bone
vs
Gracie

182 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Four Aces Nutrition

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bone scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Bone staying out of range there.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bone misses the target.
Bone misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Bone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Bone moves out of range easily.
Bone throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Bone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the action here.

Bone looking for submissions off his back.
Bone is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
Bone is not content to let Gracie control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone defending against the ground and pound.
Bone tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone gets back to half guard.
Bone wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bone moves into full guard.

Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.

Bone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie passes Bone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 Joe Bone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Bone slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bone takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.

Bone gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.

Bone gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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 wants to control but Bone is keeping busy.
Gracie is staying active underneath Bone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bone is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
Gracie controlling from the back.
Bone trying to control but not successfully.
Bone is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bone tries to escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Gracie.
Gracie has good solid back control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Bone rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to stick to Bone's back but Bone is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bone.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie pulls Bone in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bone defends it easily.
Bone postures up.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
Bone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bone throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Bone trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Bone postures up.

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 striking off his back but it's not causing Bone any problems.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bone swinging wildly here.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone works the jab nicely.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
Bone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A big left from Bone misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Bone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bone duly obliges.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Bone pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Bone loads up on a big left hand.
Bone avoids the body shot from Gracie.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Bone cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie defending well as Bone loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Bone looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone misses with a hook.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Bone finds it's target.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bone.
Bone lands a jab to the nose.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Bone is looking for a counter combo.

Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bone!
Bone is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bone!
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Bone gets back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bone wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Gracie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bone!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Bone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.