PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ronaldo
vs
Gravity

188 cm
34
215 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

187 cm
32
212 lbs
21 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo blocks a leg kick.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Gravity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronaldo cracks Gravity with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Gravity saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Ronaldo. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravity tries to land a leg kick but Ronaldo saw it coming and moves away.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Gravity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Gravity moves out of range of the leg kick from Ronaldo.
Gravity unleashes a big counter combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gravity moves into range and clinches up with Ronaldo.
Gravity tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Gravity blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gravity lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity lands with a right to the head.
Gravity gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo trying to control the position but instead, Gravity has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronaldo into the cage.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gravity is keeping busy.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Gravity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Gravity's coach down at KO Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gravity's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to pull guard but Gravity holds him up against the cage and eventually Ronaldo drops back down to his feet.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gravity gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo is leaning against Gravity and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Gravity closes the distance but Ronaldo moves to the side
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gravity jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Gravity down.
Gravity throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo thows a leg kick but Gravity checks it
and Gravity counters with an inside leg kick.

Gravity rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity lands an overhand right.
Ronaldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ronaldo on the side of the head.
Gravity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Ronaldo has Gravity up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Gravity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Gravity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gravity on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Gravity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo with a hook.
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo dives in for a single leg takedown but Gravity sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Gravity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravity tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo thuds his shin into the meat of Gravity's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity throws a fast counter high kick but Ronaldo manages to duck under it in time.
Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo fails with the takedown.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Gravity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo sets himself, and Gravity steps forward looking for the clinch! Ronaldo avoids it this time.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Gravity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravity with a jab.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Gravity counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
Gravity misses with an uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gravity gets a clinch.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
A short right from Gravity.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ronaldo instigates a clinch.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with the head strike.

Ronaldo gets control of Gravity's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ronaldo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gravity working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ronaldo wants to hit a switch here but Gravity passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ronaldo there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is looking to get to half guard.
Gravity landing shots from mount.
Gravity lands a big elbow.
Gravity with shots to the head and body - Ronaldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ronaldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gravity landing strikes, looking to finish!

Antonio Ronaldo's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gravity controlling the position easily from mount.
Gravity trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravity prevents Ronaldo from getting the reversal.
Gravity dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Antonio Ronaldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gravity unloading with bombs!
Ronaldo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Gravity moved away.
Gravity jabs at Ronaldo's body.
Gravity ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gravity tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Gravity slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ronaldo 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 Gravity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravity dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravity throws a low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a quick counter head kick but Gravity was just out of range.
Gravity throws a leg kick but Ronaldo moved away.
It looked like Ronaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
A low kick from Ronaldo is predictable there
and Gravity counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gravity catches Ronaldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Jeez, Antonio Ronaldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gravity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gravity tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo connects with a right hand. Gravity shakes it off.
Gravity digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Gravity bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Gary Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo presses Gravity against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.

Ronaldo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gravity uses from the top position.

Ronaldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gravity gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ronaldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gravity doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gravity manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravity wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ronaldo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ronaldo is looking for a triangle but Gravity pushes his legs off easily.

Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ronaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gravity is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gravity trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Gary Gravity has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gravity is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gravity wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.

Gravity got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gravity has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Gravity from controlling successfully.
Gravity lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gravity content to stall in guard here.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Gravity.
Well Gravity 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
After winning the bout, Gary Gravity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Antonio Ronaldo had this to say: 'My last fight, physically I am a wreck so that is it.'.