PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 42 p4p, 40 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bin Sari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gracie has chosen Apaga Mas Não Bate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bin Sari
vs
Gracie

170 cm
37
146
27 - 12 - 2

166 cm
28
145
13 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Voodoo Nutrition

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Sari moves away.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bin Sari defends it well.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bin Sari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bin Sari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head.
Gracie slips under a jab from Bin Sari.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bin Sari.
A low kick from Bin Sari misses

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Bin Sari didn't expect that.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie postures up in Bin Sari's guard and throws a big left but Bin Sari blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bin Sari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Bin Sari wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bin Sari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Bin Sari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.

Bin Sari pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bin Sari.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bin Sari. Bin Sari obviously looking to wear him down.
Bin Sari looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Bin Sari throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie tries to move into range but Bin Sari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bin Sari looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Bin Sari throws an off balance right hand

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

Bin Sari pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Sari at a distance.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Bin Sari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari slips a jab from Gracie.
Bin Sari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Gracie clinches up with Bin Sari and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Bin Sari's ribcage. Bin Sari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie stalls.
Gracie wants to stall.
Bin Sari lands a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the head.
Bin Sari pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Bin Sari working aggressively here.
Bin Sari wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Bin Sari blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Bin Sari pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bin Sari is keeping busy.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie jumps guard but Bin Sari stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Sari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Sari being controlled against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.

Bin Sari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Sari misses with a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control but Bin Sari is working from the bottom.
Bin Sari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Bin Sari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bin Sari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Sari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Sari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aishah Bin Sari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bin Sari misses with a left hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bin Sari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Sari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stops Bin Sari from standing up.

Bin Sari has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gracie is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Sari.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Sari fails to land.

Bin Sari breaks the clinch.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Bin Sari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Sari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie stays in close to Bin Sari's body and controls the position.
Gracie stops Bin Sari from standing up.
Gracie trying to control but Bin Sari is working from the bottom.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bin Sari keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie postures up in Bin Sari's guard and throws a big left but Bin Sari blocks it.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

Bin Sari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie controls Bin Sari momentarily but Bin Sari frees himself.
Bin Sari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin Sari stands up from Gracie's guard - Bin Sari perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aishah Bin Sari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bin Sari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Sari lands with a good body shot.
Bin Sari lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bin Sari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bin Sari fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bin Sari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aishah Bin Sari is winning the standup battle so far.
Bin Sari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Bin Sari missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bin Sari loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Bin Sari kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari swings widly with a right hand

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bin Sari's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Bin Sari keeps moving.
Renoa Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bin Sari wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bin Sari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Bin Sari with the inside leg kick.
Bin Sari misses with a hook to the body

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie trying to control but Bin Sari is working from the bottom.
Gracie stands up over Bin Sari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bin Sari is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Bin Sari is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bin Sari manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gracie keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bin Sari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bin Sari swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Sari fails to land.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin Sari misses with some punches.
Bin Sari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.

It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
Bin Sari is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bin Sari uses from the top position.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Bin Sari from standing up.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Bin Sari controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bin Sari postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Sari wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bin Sari pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bin Sari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Bin Sari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.

Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bin Sari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin Sari throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bin Sari is looking to escape.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bin Sari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bin Sari defends it.
Bin Sari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Bin Sari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

Bin Sari manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bin Sari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Bin Sari back into the cage.

Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Sari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari misses with a head kick.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Bin Sari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head but Bin Sari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Bin Sari misses

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bin Sari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Renoa Gracie just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bin Sari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bin Sari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bin Sari scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Bin Sari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bin Sari is looking to counter punch.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Bin Sari.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Bin Sari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Bin Sari.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bin Sari defends it well.
Bin Sari loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Sari at a distance.
Gracie cracks Bin Sari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Sari should have avoided that one.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Bin Sari sprawls well.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Bin Sari throws a poor cross that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bin Sari won't be happy with that.
Gracie working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Bin Sari is working away.
Gracie landing strikes.
Bin Sari is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is staying tight to Bin Sari's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie wants to control but Bin Sari is keeping him busy.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Bin Sari is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Bin Sari here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bin Sari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Bin Sari is being controlled here.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bin Sari is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie is working Bin Sari over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bin Sari sneaks out the side door and pushes Gracie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari moves out of range as Gracie strikes.

Bin Sari tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bin Sari.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Sari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Renoa Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Sari.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bin Sari's efforts to push away.
Aishah Bin Sari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie tries to work over Bin Sari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Gracie.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bin Sari breaks the clinch.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Bin Sari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Bin Sari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renoa Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bin Sari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bin Sari.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws the left hand but Bin Sari avoids the punch easily.
Bin Sari tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bin Sari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bin Sari defending well though.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is trying to control. Bin Sari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bin Sari looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bin Sari manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Bin Sari keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Sari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Bin Sari struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie tries to work over Bin Sari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie misses with the head strike.

Bin Sari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Bin Sari sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Bin Sari avoids it this time.
Bin Sari misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin Sari lands with a cross.
A low kick from Bin Sari misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bin Sari won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bin Sari is not content to let Gracie control the position.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bin Sari wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bin Sari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bin Sari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Bin Sari defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bin Sari is trying to stand.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Bin Sari really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bin Sari taking shots to the head.
Bin Sari is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bin Sari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bin Sari is trying to stand.
Bin Sari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bin Sari is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bin Sari is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Bin Sari is squirming around nicely.
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 is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bin Sari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bin Sari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renoa Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renoa Gracie!
After winning the bout, Renoa Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.