PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gros Gras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Almeida
vs
Gras

194 cm
19
234 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gros Gras!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Almeida scores with a four punch combination!
Gras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Gras tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Gras dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Gras's head and hops out.
Gras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Almeida stuffs the takedown.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.
Almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gras. Gras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Gras.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gras is defended easily by Almeida.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras throws a leg kick that is checked

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Almeida stalls.
Gras wants to take the fight to the mat but Almeida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Gras tries to pull guard but Almeida holds him up against the cage and eventually Gras drops back down to his feet.
Almeida controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida tries to stall but Gras uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras's corner calls for a 1-2. Gras obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Hugo Almeida has been cut.
A left lands for Almeida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almeida rushes Gras and presses him up against the cage.
Almeida stalling.
Gras can't get the takedown.
Almeida tries a body shot but Gras blocks it.
Almeida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almeida is pressed up against the cage. Gras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Almeida down to the mat. Almeida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gras throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Gras misses with a leg kick.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Gras falls off balance throwing a combination

and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch.
Gras looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida lands a nice uppercut.
Almeida has Gras pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Almeida for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gras looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gras is trying to pull guard but Almeida turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Gras.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida looking to stall.
Gras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Almeida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gras up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras throws a big shot that misses.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Gras persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.
Almeida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Almeida takes the fight into the clinch.
Almeida just leaning against Gras, taking a breather.
Almeida is looking to control Gras's arms but Gras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almeida has his back to the cage.
Almeida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Almeida pushes Gras back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gras wants a takedown.
Almeida trying to control the position but instead, Gras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almeida into the cage.
Gras can't get the takedown.
Almeida has Gras pressed against the cage, preventing Gras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Almeida'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.

Almeida dodges the punch combination from Gras.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Gras.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gros Gras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gras misses with a body shot.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Almeida moves out of range as Gras throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Gras misses.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Almeida blocks a head kick by Gras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.

Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Gras is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida effectively controlling the action here.
Almeida stops a takedown attempt from Gras.
The referee is keeping an eye on Almeida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gras jumps guard but Almeida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gras tries to pull guard but Almeida won't allow it.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.
Gras jumps guard but Almeida stands there with Gras around his waist. Gras gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gras can do to turn this around?
Almeida stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gras looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida is pressed up against the cage. Gras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Almeida down to the mat. Almeida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Almeida lands a jab to the nose.
Gras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gras somewhat.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gras.
Gras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Almeida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Gras misses.
Almeida wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gras fails to land with a series of punches.
Hugo Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Gras misses.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.
Gras misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gras wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gras wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Gros Gras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gras swinging wildly here.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Almeida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Almeida cracks Gras with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gras takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Almeida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.

Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almeida pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gras is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gras is trying to pull guard but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almeida has Gras pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Almeida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gras backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Almeida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Gras.
A combination from Gras does no damage.
Gras throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Almeida.
Gras is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gras misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida slips a jab from Gras.
Almeida slips a jab from Gras.
Gras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almeida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras fails with the takedown.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Gras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Gras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gras.
Gras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gras misses with a double jab.
Almeida connects with a nice looking jab.
Gras misses with a head kick.
As Gras tries to get set, Almeida tries to push him back and clinch up but Gras manages to avoid the attempt.
A clash of legs there as Almeida blocks the low kick.
Gras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gras off to one side.

Almeida closes the distance and pushes Gras back into the cage.
Almeida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Almeida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Almeida slowing the pace effectively.
Hugo Almeida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gras wants a takedown.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almeida slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras takes one on the button.
Almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gras. Gras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hugo Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gras takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gras shoots in looking for a takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl out of it but Gras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almeida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almeida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almeida controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
Almeida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gras tries for a takedown but Almeida manages to get underhooks.
Almeida is pushing Gras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stalling.
Almeida stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras has a takedown stuffed.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras misses with a looping right.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gras's head.
Almeida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gras is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Almeida finds it's target.
Gras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gras somewhat.
As Gras tries to get set, Almeida tries to push him back and clinch up but Gras manages to avoid the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Almeida!