PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beretta
vs
Gracie

181 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Beretta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Beretta.
Beretta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beretta duly obliges.
Gracie shoots in but Beretta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Beretta, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Beretta against the cage but Beretta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beretta circles away.
Luigi Beretta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Beretta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beretta.
Beretta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Beretta misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Beretta misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beretta.
Beretta throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beretta scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beretta lands a jab-cross combination.
Beretta swinging wilding here.
Beretta misses with a wild combination.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beretta pinned against the cage. Beretta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luigi Beretta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beretta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Beretta, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Beretta against the cage but Beretta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beretta is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beretta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beretta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Beretta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beretta but Beretta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beretta lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beretta digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Beretta misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie checks a low kick from Beretta.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Beretta sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beretta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beretta.
Beretta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beretta misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Beretta throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Beretta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beretta's waist but Beretta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A punch combination from Beretta misses.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Beretta counters with a right hand to the body.
Beretta swinging wilding here.
Beretta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beretta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beretta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beretta misses with the combination.
Beretta falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Beretta didn't expect that.

Beretta kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beretta counters with a two punch combo.
Luigi Beretta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beretta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beretta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beretta misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beretta lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beretta scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beretta lands with a shot to the body.
Beretta lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Beretta circles away easily
and Beretta counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Beretta.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beretta throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Beretta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beretta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beretta duly obliges.
Gracie moves out of range as Beretta throws a body kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beretta works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Beretta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beretta looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Beretta throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Beretta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beretta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Beretta circles away easily
and Beretta counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luigi Beretta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Beretta counters with a one-two to the body.
Luigi Beretta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beretta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beretta misses with the combination.
Beretta throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Beretta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beretta misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Beretta to acknowledge the strikes.
Beretta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
Beretta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Beretta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luigi Beretta is winning the standup battle so far.
Beretta lands a jab to the head.
Beretta cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beretta misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Beretta.
A combination from Beretta does no damage.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beretta misses with the combination.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beretta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Beretta counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beretta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Beretta misses the jab.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Beretta counters with a one-two to the body.
Beretta works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Beretta circles away easily
and Beretta counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Beretta tries a head kick but it misses.
Beretta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beretta lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie fails with the takedown
letting Beretta counter with a right hand.
Beretta fails to land with a series of punches.
Beretta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left and a right from Beretta both land. Nice combination.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beretta digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Beretta works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Beretta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Beretta.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beretta!
Beretta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Beretta misses.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Beretta fails to land with a series of punches.
Beretta fails to land with a series of punches.
Beretta throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beretta counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Beretta circles away easily
and Beretta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Beretta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Beretta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beretta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Beretta.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beretta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beretta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Beretta circles away easily
and Beretta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luigi Beretta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Beretta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beretta misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Beretta counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beretta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Beretta misses.
Beretta misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Beretta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beretta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beretta cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beretta throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beretta counters with a nice uppercut.
Beretta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Beretta scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Beretta counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Beretta.
Beretta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Beretta.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beretta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beretta.
Beretta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Beretta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beretta lands the left hand.
Beretta misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Beretta does no damage.
Beretta throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Beretta to acknowledge the strikes.
Beretta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beretta swinging wilding here.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Beretta counter with a right hand.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beretta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left and a right from Beretta both land. Nice combination.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Beretta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beretta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beretta.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beretta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beretta.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Beretta counters with a nice uppercut.
Beretta lands an overhand right.
Beretta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beretta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Beretta counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beretta lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Beretta dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Beretta throws a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Beretta counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Beretta to acknowledge the strikes.
Beretta tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beretta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luigi Beretta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beretta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beretta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
Beretta misses with the combination.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beretta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Beretta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beretta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Beretta!