PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeno Bathory (ranked 1779 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Big Dog Gracie (ranked 70 p4p, 71 weight class). Bathory comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica: Battery . Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gang out. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bathory
vs
Gracie

208 cm
27
275
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
282
4 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeno Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Dog Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory throws out a powerful jab.

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Bathory wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.

Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Bathory is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bathory avoid being mounted?
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bathory defends it.
Bathory is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bathory is working from the bottom.
Bathory is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory trying to control from the bottom.
Bathory is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hell Warriors Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bathory is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Bathory holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bathory is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Bathory is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Bathory is looking to escape.
Bathory has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a breather. Bathory says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bathory trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie prevents Bathory from standing back up.
Gracie prevents Bathory from improving his position.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bathory tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bathory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bathory is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Bathory is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bathory taking shots to the head.
Bathory tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Bathory is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bathory is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Bathory is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bathory wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Bathory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bathory is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Bathory but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bathory scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gracie land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gracie stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Dog Gracie!
Big Dog Gracie very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.