PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 444 p4p, 804 weight class) and Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 62 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Rocksaw

190 cm
36
196
24 - 12 - 0

185 cm
31
188
22 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

New Standard
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw slips under a jab.
Rocksaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gracie lands a jab to Rocksaw's midsection.
Rocksaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a quick counter head kick but Rocksaw was just out of range.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocksaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Rocksaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie stalks Rocksaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rocksaw's face. Rocksaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rocksaw back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rocksaw swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Rocksaw slips the punch.
Rocksaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rocksaw scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Rocksaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocksaw has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie misses with a hook. Rocksaw ducked under it nicely.
Rocksaw throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocksaw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rocksaw circles away.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Rocksaw bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocksaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Rocksaw moved out of range.
Rocksaw feints a counter leg kick.
Rocksaw avoids the head kick by Gracie.
It seemed like Rocksaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie throws a head kick but Rocksaw moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rocksaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw scores with a push kick.

Rocksaw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rocksaw is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rocksaw is controlling him well.
Rocksaw creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rocksaw landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rocksaw lands a strong strike to the head of Gracie. That's dazed him! Rocksaw looking to finish here. Gracie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rocksaw lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramone Rocksaw!
An intense looking Ramone Rocksaw took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Always gonna KO this guy'.