PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Softly Love. On his way into the cage it seems that Mario Puzo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mario Puzo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Puzo
vs
Gracie

185 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Underworld Clothing
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Puzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Puzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Anderson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Puzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Puzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Puzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Puzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Puzo avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puzo defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Puzo has got the better of the exchanges.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Puzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Puzo slips a straight right by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Puzo 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 jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Puzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Jab from Gracie.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.

Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie instigates a clinch.

Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Puzo avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Puzo catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puzo.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puzo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Puzo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Puzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie misses with an uppercut
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Puzo counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Puzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puzo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puzo connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Puzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Puzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Puzo connects with a jab.
Puzo scores with a shot to the body.
Puzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Puzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puzo.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses the jab.
Puzo blocks a jab.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Puzo lands.
Gracie misses the jab.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puzo lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Puzo scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Puzo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo had his way with Anderson Gracie in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Puzo.
Puzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Puzo shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puzo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Puzo catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie 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.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
And Gracie responds with a good body kick, but Puzo manages to step out the way in time.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie clobbers Puzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puzo misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Puzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Puzo moves away and avoids it.
Gracie takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puzo.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo lands a slapping body shot.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puzo tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Puzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo lands a lovely overhand right.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puzo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Mario Puzo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.