PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gracie
vs
Ryohida

180 cm
22
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Global Nutritional (Q145 for $16)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Ryohida sprawls well.
Ryohida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryohida throws a nice head kick!
Ryohida tries a head kick but it misses.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryohida is retaining full guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Ryohida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Ryohida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryohida struggling a bit here.
Ryohida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ryohida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryohida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ryohida unloading with bombs!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ryohida's attempts to control the action.
Ryohida controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryohida has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Ryohida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryohida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Ryohida lands with some strikes.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Ryohida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ryohida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ryohida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryohida has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryohida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryohida controlling from mount.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryohida with a couple of short strikes.
Ryohida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryohida lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ryohida landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ryohida looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Ryohida isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Ryohida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhiro Ryohida dominated that 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.

Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ryohida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Ryohida has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ryohida controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ryohida looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Kazuhiro Ryohida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is not content to let Ryohida control the position.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Ryohida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kazuhiro Ryohida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryohida throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ryohida has worked his arm free - good work by Ryohida!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryohida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Ryohida is working away.
Ryohida is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Ryohida takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Ryohida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Ryohida is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Ryohida keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ryohida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Ryohida is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryohida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ryohida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryohida pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryohida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie is staying active underneath Ryohida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie has hold of Ryohida's hands but Ryohida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.
Ryohida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryohida is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Ryohida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhiro Ryohida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Ryohida.
Ryohida just misses with a punch to the body.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Ryohida off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryohida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryohida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Ryohida has managed to sweep!
Ryohida preventing the sweep.
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Ryohida is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie controls Ryohida momentarily but Ryohida frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ryohida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryohida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

Ryohida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryohida wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.

Ryohida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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 tries to buck Ryohida off but Ryohida is having none of it.

Ryohida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Ryohida has passed into mount! Damn!
Gracie wants to control but Ryohida is having none of it.
Ryohida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Ryohida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ryohida's attempts to control the action.

Ryohida has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryohida controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ryohida tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Ryohida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Ryohida isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuhiro Ryohida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryohida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuhiro Ryohida!