PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Buttons. A fine choice. Logan Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Briggs

173 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Briggs but Briggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.

Briggs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Briggs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Briggs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Briggs trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Briggs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Briggs.
Briggs controlling his opponent.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Briggs wants to take his opponent's back but Gracie doesn't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Briggs wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Briggs is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Briggs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Briggs controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two 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 tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
Gracie reaches up to try and control the position but Briggs seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gracie rolls and tries to escape and now Briggs has his back!
Gracie trying to control the hands but Briggs breaks the grip.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rorst Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Briggs counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Briggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie shoots and misses

and Briggs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorst Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Briggs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Briggs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Briggs is looking for a kimura here.
Briggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Briggs is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie is staying active underneath Briggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Briggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Briggs is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Briggs defends easily.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Briggs is proving a slippery customer.
Briggs works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Briggs passes into half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Briggs sits in half guard.
Briggs tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Briggs is working away from the top position though.
Gracie tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Briggs stuffs the takedown.

Gracie clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Briggs tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Briggs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Briggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Briggs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Briggs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gracie wants to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
Briggs trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Briggs is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Briggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Briggs stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Briggs trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Briggs is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Briggs is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Briggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Briggs off to one side.

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Briggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Briggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Briggs pushes his legs off easily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Briggs stands up from Gracie's guard - Briggs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Rorst Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.

Briggs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Briggs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Logan Briggs has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs mounts Gracie! Really nice guard pass there!
Gracie tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
Briggs looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Briggs unloads with some shots from mount but Gracie bucks and avoids them well.
Briggs wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Briggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Briggs tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Briggs is looking to escape.

Gracie is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.

Briggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Briggs as the two fighters clinch.

Gracie pulls Briggs into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Briggs from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Briggs stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Briggs!
Briggs is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie is not content to let Briggs control the position.
Gracie wants to control but Briggs postures up.
Gracie tries to bench press Briggs off him but Briggs keeps the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to control Briggs's posture but Briggs avoids it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Briggs's guard.

Briggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gracie stands up and waves to Briggs to follow him.

Briggs clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Briggs manages to get underhooks.
Briggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Briggs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Briggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Briggs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Briggs to the mat. Briggs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Briggs working a defensive guard here.
Briggs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Briggs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Briggs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gracie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Briggs is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but Briggs has full control of the position and if anything, Gracie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rorst Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Logan Briggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rorst Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Briggs!