PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thien Dinh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen face the pain as his entrance music. Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dinh
vs
Gracie

190 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thien Dinh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dinh defends it nicely.
Dinh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Dinh sprawls well.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinh.
Dinh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dinh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Dinh cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Dinh stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dinh, right into the meat.
Dinh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dinh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dinh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Dinh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dinh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dinh.
Dinh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dinh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dinh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dinh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinh cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
A good leg kick by Dinh.
Dinh feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinh scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thien Dinh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dinh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dinh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dinh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Dinh does no damage.
Dinh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinh.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dinh misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dinh.
Dinh scores with a leg kick.
Dinh moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Dinh punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Dinh throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Dinh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dinh.
Dinh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dinh has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab from Dinh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinh scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dinh.
Dinh thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Dinh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dinh. Dinh obviously looking to wear him down.
Dinh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinh scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thien Dinh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinh throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Dinh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinh stuffs the takedown.
Dinh throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thien Dinh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Dinh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dinh is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Dinh circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinh thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Dinh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dinh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dinh throws a one two combo.
Dinh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh misses with a few strikes there.
Thien Dinh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Dinh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dinh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinh scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dinh misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinh can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dinh!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinh.
An inside leg kick lands from Dinh.
Dinh lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dinh.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dinh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinh can pounce on him.
Dinh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Dinh.
Dinh connects with a solid leg kick.
Dinh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dinh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thien Dinh is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dinh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dinh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinh throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinh cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thien Dinh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dinh throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thien Dinh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thien Dinh!