PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 393 p4p, 967 weight class) and Mon Ster (ranked 60 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thriller by Michael Jackson. Ster has chosen The Automatic - Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Ster

194 cm
43
269
32 - 10 - 0

194 cm
40
270
25 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Altitude Clothing
Core Combat

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips a straight right by Ster.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Ster.
Ster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ster jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie takes a swing at Ster's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Ster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ster sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Ster moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ster throws a big shot that misses.
Ster throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Ster swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ster misses the target.
Ster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Ster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Ster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ster manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ster.
Ster connects with the punch.
Ster connects with a leg kick.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Ster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie sizes up Ster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That kick from Ster tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Ster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ster misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ster defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws the left hand but Ster avoids the punch easily.
Gracie is looking to wear down Ster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ster manages to avoid it.

Ster pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ster trying to land knees to the body.
Ster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Ster.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Ster avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Ster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Ster.
A frustrated look appears on Ster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ster misses with the head strike.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Ster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Ster.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Ster avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Ster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ster misses the shot to the body.
Ster scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie throws a hook but Ster blocks it.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mon Ster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ster.
Ster tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ster slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Ster's belly button to the back.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Ster moved out of range.
Ster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Mon Ster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Ster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Ster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ster looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Ster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Ster there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mon Ster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mon Ster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Ster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Ster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Ster scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ster takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ster.
Gracie checks a low kick from Ster.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Ster's leg. Ster is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Ster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Ster lands a jab.
Ster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
A little jabbing left from Ster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Ster loads up on a big left hand.
Ster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Ster.
Ster is looking for the big counter here.
Ster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Ster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.

Ster clinches.
Ster lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ster throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Mon Ster's cut even more.

Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ster regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Ster's brow.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie trying to control but Ster is working from the bottom.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster looking for a sweep. Not yet Ster, not yet.
Ster is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Ster keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Ster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ster misses with a head kick.
Ster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Ster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Ster's shoulder, as Ster tries to avoid the shot.
Ster throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ster throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Ster ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Ster throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Ster misses with an uppercut.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Ster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Ster's shoulder, as Ster tries to avoid the shot.
Ster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
A jab from Ster misses.
Ster throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Wayne Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mon Ster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ster walks into a jab.
Ster misses the shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Ster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Ster improves position.
Ster gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.

Ster breaks the clinch.
Mon Ster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ster throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ster throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Ster motions for Gracie to come forward. Ster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie cracks Ster with an open hand slap.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ster defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Ster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Ster on the inside.
Ster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ster blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Ster.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Ster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie is working Ster over against the cage.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Ster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

The cut above Mon Ster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ster tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Ster back against the cage.
Ster working hard to break the clinch.

Ster manages to break the clinch.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Ster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie throws a head kick but Ster moves out of range.
Ster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ster moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Ster is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ster throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ster misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Ster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Ster moved away.
Ster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Ster saw that one coming.
Ster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ster scrambles back to his feet.

Mon Ster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ster.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Ster.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Ster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ster punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Ster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Ster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ster jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Ster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Ster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ster moves away.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ster.
Gracie scores with a jab. Ster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mon Ster just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mon Ster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ster takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Ster throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Ster's shoulder, as Ster tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ster misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ster's sensitive parts.
Ster slips under a jab.
Ster throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Ster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie digs a good hook to Ster's body.
Ster is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ster throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Ster thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ster throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Ster just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ster looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ster was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Ster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ster stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Ster.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Ster sees coming a mile off.
Ster digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie lands with a hook. Ster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Wayne Gracie!
John Wayne Gracie retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking John Wayne Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.