PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kadir Inanir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inanir
vs
Gracie

187 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadir Inanir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inanir throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Inanir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Inanir.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to bench press Inanir off him but Inanir keeps the position.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Inanir wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie has one foot on Inanir's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kadir Inanir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Inanir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Inanir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Inanir decides to stand back up. Inanir steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inanir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Inanir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Inanir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Inanir as Gracie shoots in.
Kadir Inanir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.
Inanir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inanir lands a two punch combo.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Inanir pushes him off.
Inanir throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inanir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie looks gassed!
Inanir misses with a wild combination.
Inanir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inanir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Inanir is working the combinations to good effect here.

Inanir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Inanir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Inanir is going to stand back up.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Inanir pulls his head out easily.

Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but Inanir passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inanir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie pushes Inanir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Inanir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Inanir decides to stand back up. Inanir steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inanir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Inanir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Inanir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Inanir shows good takedown defense.

Inanir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inanir working the head and body with strikes.

Inanir stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inanir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Inanir scores with a three punch combo!
Inanir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inanir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Inanir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadir Inanir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Inanir rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inanir has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Inanir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inanir managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Inanir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Inanir avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inanir stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.

Inanir breaks from the clinch.

Inanir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Inanir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Inanir duly obliges.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Inanir in a clinch.
Inanir lands a body shot.
Inanir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inanir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Inanir manages to get underhooks.
Kadir Inanir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.

Inanir is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Inanir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Inanir pushes his legs off easily.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Inanir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Inanir's back instead.
Inanir trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Inanir is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie looking to hold on to the position here but Inanir rolls and ends up regaining guard.

Inanir is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inanir keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inanir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inanir.

Inanir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Inanir throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gracie!
Inanir scores with punches to the body.
Gracie can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inanir is working the ground and pound. Can Gracie escape?
Inanir has Gracie flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kadir Inanir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie tries to buck Inanir off but he can't manage it.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadir Inanir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Inanir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inanir scores with a three punch combo!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Inanir.
Inanir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Gracie pushes Inanir off and gets back to his feet.
Inanir lands a nice looking body kick.
Inanir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Inanir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Inanir.
Inanir looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Inanir moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Inanir misses.
Inanir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Inanir.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Inanir.
Gracie checks a low kick from Inanir.
Inanir misses with the combination.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Inanir.
Inanir misses with a wild combination.
Inanir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inanir slips a jab from Gracie.
Inanir misses with the combination.
Gracie tries to clinch but Inanir moves out of range.
Inanir misses with a few strikes there.
Inanir throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Inanir.
Inanir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Inanir misses with a few strikes there.
Inanir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inanir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Inanir stuffs the takedown.
Kadir Inanir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.

Inanir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Inanir working the ground and pound from side control.
Inanir working away.
Gracie is trying to buck Inanir off.

Inanir stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inanir circles away quickly and effectively.

Inanir gets a clinch.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Inanir controls the action.
Gracie prevents Inanir from breaking the clinch.
Inanir has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Inanir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Inanir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Inanir gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Inanir is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inanir down to the mat. Inanir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Inanir is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.

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

Inanir stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Inanir throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Inanir.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Inanir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.

Inanir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Inanir lands in his opponent's guard.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kadir Inanir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inanir 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadir Inanir!