PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocknroll Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that hi bye has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily hi bye seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

bye
vs
Gracie

165 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocknroll Gracie!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bye swivels and escapes.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

bye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but bye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by bye.
hi bye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocknroll Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but bye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a leg kick

and bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for bye.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
bye pushes Gracie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
bye manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
bye lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
bye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like rocknroll Gracie has been cut.
Nice body punch from bye.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
bye connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. bye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
rocknroll Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

bye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bye lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
bye lands an uppercut.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
bye has Gracie pushed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, bye scores with a nice short uppercut.
bye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
bye lands a nice knee to the body.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
bye lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for bye to work.
bye lands a damaging elbow.
bye gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
bye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
bye lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up rocknroll Gracie's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, bye scores with a nice short uppercut.
bye stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for takedown but bye is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
bye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the ropes.
bye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
bye lands a nice shot to the body.
bye lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from bye.
bye lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
bye scores with a nice hook to the head.
bye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
bye lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from bye.
bye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
bye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
bye lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

The cut above rocknroll Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
bye scores with a knee to the head.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
bye lands with a light punch inside.
bye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from bye.
bye lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
bye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
bye lands a nice uppercut.
bye scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from bye.
bye is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
bye lands a nice elbow.
bye cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
bye lands with a right to the head.
bye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
bye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
bye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
bye scores with a hook to the body.
bye lands an elbow inside.
bye lands a damaging elbow.

rocknroll Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from bye.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but bye pulls his leg out and moves away.

bye has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
bye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
bye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
bye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short right from bye on the inside.
bye landing knees to the head.
bye scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by bye.
bye lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
bye lands a nice elbow.
bye lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from bye.
bye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
bye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
bye lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hi bye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rocknroll Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

bye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bye cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
bye lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
hi bye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
bye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
bye lands with a short head shot on the inside.
bye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
bye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
bye lands with a left to the head.
bye is pressed up against the ropes. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag bye down to the mat. bye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

bye clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.
bye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
bye working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
bye landing knees to the head.
bye lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at rocknroll Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). hi bye!