PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 1396 p4p, 190 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 2310 p4p, 307 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Broke & Hungry . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gracie
vs
Fietsora

179 cm
34
170 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

172 cm
29
177 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Bullet Proof System

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 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fietsora.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fietsora.
We've been informed that Fietsora has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fietsora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fietsora stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fietsora avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fietsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Fietsora.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Gracie tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Fietsora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Fietsora tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Fietsora back against the cage.
Fietsora is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Fietsora tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.

Fietsora ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fietsora no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fietsora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fietsora controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Fietsora keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora wants to sweep but no luck.
Fietsora keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Fietsora.
Fietsora keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Fietsora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fietsora gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fietsora loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fietsora.

Gracie has his foot on Fietsora's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fietsora works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fietsora manages to get himself to full guard.

Fietsora wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Fietsora is still trying to improve position.
Fietsora trying to control the position.
Fietsora is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fietsora keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora wants to sweep but no luck.

Fietsora is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie trying to control but Fietsora is working from the bottom.
Fietsora scores with a nice shot.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Fietsora being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fietsora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fietsora throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Fietsora throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Fietsora dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Fietsora gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with an elbow over the top.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Fietsora.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Fietsora is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fietsora fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fietsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fietsora works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fietsora.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Fietsora tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romulus Fietsora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fietsora throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fietsora digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Fietsora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fietsora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fietsora thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike.
Fietsora blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.

Fietsora has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Fietsora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fietsora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fietsora wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Fietsora loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Fietsora won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Fietsora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fietsora manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fietsora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fietsora is keeping the position for now.
Gracie won't allow Fietsora to sweep him here.
Fietsora keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Fietsora.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fietsora moves into the clinch.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Fietsora fails to pull guard.
Fietsora lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Fietsora lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie tries a body shot but Fietsora blocks it.
A short right from Fietsora.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Fietsora controls his hands.
Fietsora working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fietsora has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Fietsora connects with a couple of short punches.
Fietsora postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fietsora throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fietsora keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Fietsora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romulus Fietsora has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fietsora is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie won't allow Fietsora to sweep him here.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mateus Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fietsora 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 Fietsora is on top in guard.

Fietsora postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Fietsora preventing the sweep.
Fietsora passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 looking for submissions off his back.
Fietsora trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Fietsora thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Romulus Fietsora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Fietsora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Fietsora from advancing position.
Fietsora is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Fietsora is controlling well.

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.
Fietsora is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Fietsora controlling the action here.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fietsora from controlling successfully.
Fietsora scoring with some ground and pound.
Fietsora trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fietsora pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fietsora pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Fietsora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fietsora 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Fietsora!
Our winner, Romulus Fietsora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Mateus Gracie had this to say: 'These Judges are so bias its unbelievable, I dont know how these people can live with themselves'.