PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonzales might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sing For The Moment. Ciro Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gonzales
vs
Gracie

190 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royler Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to clinch up.

Gonzales clinches.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gonzales misses with a knee strike.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Gonzales.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Gonzales back into the cage.
Gonzales with a knee to the head.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.

Gonzales is rocked!
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie pushes Gonzales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Gonzales in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gonzales throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gonzales jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gonzales pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciro Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gonzales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie darts in trying to clinch

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gonzales tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciro Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales landing knees to the body.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a knee strike.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzales.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzales lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Gonzales.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gonzales - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.

Gonzales pulls Gracie into guard.

Gonzales has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Gonzales's ribcage. Gonzales let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales landing knees to the body.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royler Gonzales dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzales scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales is working Gracie over against the cage.
Gracie is working Gonzales over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales is working Gracie over against the cage.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Gracie.
Gonzales lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gonzales crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gonzales lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gonzales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gonzales landing knees to the body.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie pushes Gonzales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gonzales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie digs a right hand into Gonzales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzales's gas tank.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ciro Gracie.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

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