PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan O Brian looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Gracie
vs
O Brian

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poli Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian with a nice cross.

It looks like Poli Gracie has been cut.
O Brian misses with a two punch combination.
O Brian misses with a straight right.
O Brian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brian is looking to clinch.
O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brian is looking to clinch.
O Brian tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brian tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brian to the ground. O Brian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Brian tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
O Brian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Brian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Gracie .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poli Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian wants to clinch.
Ryan O Brian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brian throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries for a takedown but O Brian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Brian.
O Brian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Brian looks gassed!
O Brian is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brian tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Brian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie has O Brian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Brian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie has O Brian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Brian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Brian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from O Brian.
A hook to the body from O Brian.
O Brian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but O Brian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

O Brian closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
O Brian gets through Gracie 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Brian fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Brian misses with a body shot.
O Brian looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

O Brian clinches with his opponent.
O Brian misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie prevents O Brian from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is trying to drag O Brian to the mat but O Brian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.

O Brian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brian waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie .
O Brian misses with a two punch combination.
O Brian waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie .
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but O Brian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from O Brian misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Brian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poli Gracie 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Brian is looking to clinch.

O Brian takes the fight into the clinch.
O Brian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Brian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of O Brian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie keeps control of O Brian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie tries for a takedown but O Brian manages to get underhooks.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
O Brian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brian lands a nice uppercut.

O Brian breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poli Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Brian misses with a straight left.

O Brian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
O Brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing O Brian from controlling successfully.
O Brian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Brian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Brian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Brian!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Brian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, O Brian has worked his arm free - good work by O Brian!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Brian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Poli Gracie 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Brian is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brian counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at O Brian to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brian looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
O Brian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

O Brian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Brian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

O Brian pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brian tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.

O Brian manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie . No joy for O Brian on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brian takes a swing at Gracie 's ribcage but misses.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Brian shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Brian moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brian tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brian to the ground. O Brian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poli Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and O Brian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Brian pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Brian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brian misses with the combination.
O Brian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Brian wants to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brian swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but O Brian is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Brian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Brian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Brian!