PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novi Mugiyanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Mugiyanto

175 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Novi Mugiyanto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugiyanto misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Mugiyanto. Mugiyanto gets slowly back to his feet.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Mugiyanto.

Mugiyanto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mugiyanto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mugiyanto is retaining full guard.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mugiyanto looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mugiyanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mugiyanto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mugiyanto looking for a sweep. Not yet Mugiyanto, not yet.
Mugiyanto keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Mugiyanto throws a counter combo.

Mugiyanto tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mugiyanto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Mugiyanto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Mugiyanto holds on for dear life.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mugiyanto can't escape the position.
Mugiyanto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mugiyanto is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Mugiyanto is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Mugiyanto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mugiyanto is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mugiyanto avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mugiyanto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie stands and steps away. Mugiyanto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mugiyanto fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mugiyanto dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand but Mugiyanto is controlling the position.
Mugiyanto stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Mugiyanto content to stall in guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mugiyanto forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
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 Khor 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.

Mugiyanto tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mugiyanto can do to turn this around?
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Mugiyanto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie working Mugiyanto over with strikes.
Mugiyanto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mugiyanto.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mugiyanto keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugiyanto is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie distracts Mugiyanto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mugiyanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mugiyanto looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mugiyanto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.

Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Mugiyanto is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Mugiyanto's guard.
Mugiyanto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mugiyanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a swing at Mugiyanto's ribcage but misses.

Mugiyanto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Gracie kicks Mugiyanto off and gets back to his feet.
Mugiyanto is breathing heavily.
Mugiyanto blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Mugiyanto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mugiyanto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mugiyanto closes the distance and clinches.

Gracie is trying to trip Mugiyanto. He has hold of a leg but Mugiyanto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mugiyanto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mugiyanto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mugiyanto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mugiyanto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gracie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mugiyanto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gracie moves into the clinch.

Gracie is trying to trip Mugiyanto. He has hold of a leg but Mugiyanto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mugiyanto is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khor Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mugiyanto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Mugiyanto getting side control.
Mugiyanto controlling the pace.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Mugiyanto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugiyanto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control but Mugiyanto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie pushes Mugiyanto off looking to stand but Mugiyanto dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mugiyanto gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mugiyanto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mugiyanto controlling the action here.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mugiyanto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Mugiyanto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Mugiyanto misses.

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mugiyanto is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mugiyanto is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugiyanto trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Mugiyanto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Novi Mugiyanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gracie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Novi Mugiyanto.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khor Gracie!