PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica Enter Sandman. Salosen Mara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holden Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Mara

190 cm
37
179 lbs
36 - 15 - 4

186 cm
27
176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 36 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Mara shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Mara lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Mara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mara.
Gracie walks into a left hand.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
A lazy left from Mara finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie moves forwards but Mara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Mara feints a counter leg kick.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Mara throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Gracie catches Mara right on the button with a cross.
Mara avoids a kick to the body.
Mara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mara misses with a kick to the body.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mara throws out a powerful jab.
Mara looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mara.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mara.
Mara misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Mara tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Mara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
letting Mara counter with a right hand.
Mara thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Mara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Mara's side.
Mara jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Mara against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Mara lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mara.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Mara lands a left hand.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie trying to stall but Mara improves his position.
Mara can't break the clinch.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Mara controls his hands.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is leaning against Mara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mara as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mara.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Mara.
Gracie has Mara pressed against the cage.
Mara misses with the head strike.
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 Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
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.

Mara misses the jab.
Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mara.
Mara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie slips a jab from Mara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Mara had a free shot at his head there.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Mara had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
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!
Mara connects with a nice looking jab.

Gracie is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mara.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the button.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Mara.
Gracie slips under a jab from Mara.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Mara misses with a body kick.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 lands with a cross.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mara.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Holden Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Mara is out of range.
Mara feints a counter leg kick.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Mara misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mara, right into the meat.
Mara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Mara cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A countering left hand to the body from Mara misses.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Mara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie moves out of range as Mara throws a body kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mara.
Mara cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Mara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie cracks Mara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara motions for Gracie to come forward. Mara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a looping right.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Mara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Mara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Mara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mara pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Salosen Mara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mara misses with a low kick.
Mara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Mara throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Mara.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Mara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Mara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Mara off the cage and back into range.
Mara connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Mara counters with a nice body kick.

Mara drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mara is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mara gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gracie is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salosen Mara!
After the fight, Salosen Mara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.