PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loyd Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Brazil Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hector Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Francis
vs
Gracie

173 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loyd Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Francis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Francis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Francis is very close to passing his half guard.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

Francis is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Francis is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Francis moves nicely into side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.

Francis tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Francis's best efforts.
Francis controlling the action here.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back!
Gracie missing with strikes.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Francis covers up.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Francis from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
Francis is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis trying to control but not successfully.
Francis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Francis to escape the position.
Gracie is trying to stick to Francis's back but Francis 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 Francis.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Francis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Francis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.

Francis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Francis looking to control.
Hector Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Francis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie stays in close to Francis's body and controls the position.
Francis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis looking to control.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francis is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Francis is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Francis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Francis is blocking nicely.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Francis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Francis prevents Gracie from taking his back.

Gracie working for a submission but Francis is keeping him at bay.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Francis is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis blocking the ground and pound.
Francis tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Francis is defending well.
Francis wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gracie throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Francis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Francis wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Francis is defending it quite comfortably.
Francis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Francis defending well though.
Gracie is taking a breather. Francis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Francis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Francis defending well.
Francis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Francis is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Francis is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Francis avoid being mounted?
Francis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Francis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Francis is trying to get back to full guard.
Francis won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Francis's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Francis is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Francis is defending the position.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

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