PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Hooah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikoli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Big Papa as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hooah
vs
Gracie

184 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Advantage XXX nutrition
Stand Alone Fight Wear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Hooah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikoli Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.
A head kick from Hooah lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.
Hooah misses the shot to the body.
Hooah tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hooah.
Hooah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hooah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooah lands a jab to the nose.
Hooah keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Hooah is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah lands with a right hand.
Hooah misses with a wild combination.
Hooah fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooah is looking to score with low kicks.
Hooah throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Mauricio Hooah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooah throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Hooah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hooah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hooah misses with a low kick.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hooah.
Hooah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hooah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooah misses with a body shot.
Hooah scores with a shot to the body.
Hooah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooah tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooah tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hooah throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Hooah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hooah is looking to land body kicks.
Hooah tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hooah to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooah lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mauricio Hooah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
Hooah is looking to clinch.
Hooah throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Hooah throws a nice head kick!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Hooah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hooah tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooah throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooah.
Hooah doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Hooah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooah throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws a head kick but Hooah moves out of range.
Hooah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie stops Hooah from getting back to his feet.
Hooah is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Hooah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hooah tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Hooah.

Hooah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hooah gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie keeps control of Hooah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gracie tightens his grip and picks Hooah up, before dumping him to the ground. Hooah manages to land in guard.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hooah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Hooah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Hooah!
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hooah's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie won't allow Hooah to get back to his feet.
Hooah keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooah is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Hooah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Mauricio Hooah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikoli Gracie.

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.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Hooah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Hooah avoids nicely.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hooah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.

It looks like Mauricio Hooah has been cut.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hooah defends it well.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Hooah dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie is nestled in close to Hooah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hooah is trying to stand.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hooah reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Hooah controlling him for the moment.
Hooah wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hooah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hooah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hooah has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Hooah manages to pass to side control!

Hooah decides to stand back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooah blocks the leg kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hooah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Hooah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikoli Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Hooah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hooah scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Hooah.
A combination from Hooah does no damage.
Hooah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooah slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Hooah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Hooah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooah looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Hooah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hooah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mauricio Hooah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hooah.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Hooah checks it
and Hooah counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Hooah's leg but Hooah calmly moves out of range.
Hooah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Hooah throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hooah.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hooah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie working over Hooah with some ground and pound. Hooah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikoli Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hooah's head.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hooah is looking to escape.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is pressing down on Hooah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hooah is holding on for now.
Hooah is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hooah connects with a crisp jab.
Hooah scores with a body shot.

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.
Hooah moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Hooah.
Hooah scores with a nice head shot.
Hooah misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooah misses with a head kick.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hooah is looking to escape.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Hooah wants to try and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikoli Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikoli Gracie!