PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aries Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Blaou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Blaou

200 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Adrenaline Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aries Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Blaou!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blaou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is controlling Blaou's trapped leg to prevent Blaou from advancing to side control.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Blaou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie controlling the position well.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Blaou's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaou.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaou tries to clinch up.
Blaou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaou lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Aries Gracie has been cut.
A head kick misses from Blaou.
Blaou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blaou tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blaou is being controlled here.
Blaou is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Blaou's face as Gracie controls the position.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blaou for as long as he can get away with.
Blaou throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just content to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aries Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Blaou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaou has his takedown stuffed

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Blaou didn't expect that.
Blaou looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aries Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Blaou lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blaou tries to clinch but Gracie moves away

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
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 stays in close to Blaou's body and controls the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Blaou keeps moving.
Blaou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blaou trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aries Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aries Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blaou misses with a wild combination.
Blaou wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blaou!
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Aries Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aries Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaou counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaou misses with a takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie won't allow Blaou to get back to his feet.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blaou wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie prevents Blaou from getting back to his feet.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aries Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Blaou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to hold on to Blaou's head to control him but Blaou postures up.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Blaou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Blaou is controlling well.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blaou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blaou tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viktor Blaou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Blaou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blaou showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blaou's guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie prevents Blaou from getting back to his feet.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aries Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aries Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blaou closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Blaou didn't expect that.
Blaou trying to control the position.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blaou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Blaou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaou wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Blaou wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aries Gracie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gracie feints and as Blaou raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Blaou keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blaou wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaou's guard.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Blaou kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaou throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Blaou throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaou to the mat! Blaou manages to get full guard.
Blaou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Blaou throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Blaou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie won't allow Blaou to get back to his feet.
Blaou tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Viktor Blaou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stays in close to Blaou's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Blaou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie stops Blaou from standing up.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blaou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie prevents Blaou from getting back to his feet.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aries Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aries Gracie!