PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Dostojewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dostojewski
vs
Gracie

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Dostojewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dostojewski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Dostojewski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Dostojewski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dostojewski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie trying to control but Dostojewski postures up.
Gracie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Dostojewski is controlling well.
Gracie is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dostojewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dostojewski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dostojewski's back!

Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dostojewski is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.

Gracie tightening his grip on Dostojewski, looking for the choke.
Gracie looks gassed!

Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dostojewski tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the head.

Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie not allowing Dostojewski to control his hands.
Dostojewski breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dostojewski wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dostojewski wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Dostojewski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dostojewski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.

Dostojewski breaks from the clinch.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Dostojewski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dostojewski wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dostojewski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dostojewski's back instead.

Gracie has his opponent's back but Dostojewski is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dostojewski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dostojewski looking to pass the guard.
Dostojewski wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dostojewski is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dostojewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie controls Dostojewski momentarily but Dostojewski frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Dostojewski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dostojewski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dostojewski lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Dostojewski in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dostojewski from controlling successfully.
Dostojewski wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Dostojewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Dostojewski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dostojewski rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.

Dostojewski manages to break the clinch.
Dostojewski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie lunges at Dostojewski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dostojewski's hand.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Dostojewski counters with a takedown into side control.

Dostojewski decides to stand back up. Dostojewski steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.

Dostojewski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to buck Dostojewski off but Dostojewski is having none of it.
The referee asks Dostojewski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dostojewski prefers to stall for the moment though.

Dostojewski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dostojewski trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Dostojewski controls from the top position.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dostojewski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dostojewski moves into full mount!
Gracie reaches up to try and control the position but Dostojewski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gracie rolls and tries to escape and now Dostojewski has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
A lull in the action here.
Dostojewski gets his hands free as Gracie looks to control.
Gracie is in bad spot here.
Dostojewski trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dostojewski trying to control.
Ryszard Dostojewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four 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.

Dostojewski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.

Dostojewski tightening his grip on Gracie, looking for the choke.
Dostojewski tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
I would not like to be Gracie right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Dostojewski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Gracie.

Dostojewski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dostojewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is staying active underneath Dostojewski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dostojewski is working away from the top position though.
Dostojewski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryszard Dostojewski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dostojewski moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dostojewski is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dostojewski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Dostojewski postures up.
Dostojewski trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dostojewski controls the pace.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dostojewski from controlling successfully.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Dostojewski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie trying to control but Dostojewski postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostojewski is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Dostojewski is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dostojewski is working away from the top position though.

Dostojewski is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie trying to control but Dostojewski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dostojewski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dostojewski won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Dostojewski controls from within his opponent's guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Dostojewski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dostojewski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostojewski uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dostojewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dostojewski landing punches.
Dostojewski wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Dostojewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryszard Dostojewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dostojewski 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryszard Dostojewski!