PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 228 p4p, 27 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 1926 p4p, 199 weight class). Crawler comes to the cage accompanied by World Ender. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Crawler
vs
Gracie

178 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

175 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards.
Crawler walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawler tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
As Crawler backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Crawler manages to avoid it all.
Gracie throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Crawler is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch.
Crawler takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie cracks Crawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawler lands a jab to the head.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie works Crawler's body with a nice hook.

Crawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler.
Crawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Crawler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie scores with a jab. Crawler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawler scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie cracks Crawler with a good jab.
Crawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand

and Crawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Crawler.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
Night Crawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Crawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Crawler misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie wants to clinch but Crawler slips to the side
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crawler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crawler pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie stands and throws Crawler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawler.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Crawler misses with a looping left.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawler connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawler moves into the clinch.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler.
Gracie gets through Crawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawler.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Crawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Crawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Crawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.

Crawler clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

That has opened up Gabriel Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Crawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Gabriel Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawler.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crawler lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Crawler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Night Crawler!
Night Crawler retains his featherweight title!