PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems. This should be a great matchup!

Gracie
vs
Crescent

186 cm
21
175 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
184 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

[JMFC] 160!
[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent connects with a body shot.
Crescent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Crescent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie controlling the position.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crescent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking to control.
Crescent wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crescent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crescent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crescent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crescent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crescent slips a straight right by Gracie.
Crescent dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crescent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie lunges at Crescent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crescent's hand.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crescent has a takedown stuffed.
Helio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mornington Crescent.
Crescent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Crescent.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Crescent's head back.
Crescent misses with a straight right.
Mornington Crescent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie leaves Crescent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Crescent closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crescent wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crescent manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Crescent is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crescent keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crescent is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie digs a good body shot into Crescent's ribs.
Crescent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crescent.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crescent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crescent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crescent takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Crescent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Helio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mornington Crescent.
Crescent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie throws the left hand but Crescent avoids the punch easily.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crescent misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Crescent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crescent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Crescent misses.
Crescent fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the body from Crescent misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Crescent backing up. Crescent nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crescent shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Crescent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crescent doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Crescent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crescent lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Crescent's head back.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Crescent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crescent misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crescent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Crescent looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Crescent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crescent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helio Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Crescent misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Crescent shrugs it off.
Crescent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crescent defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crescent shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crescent trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crescent is controlling him well.

Crescent wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.

Crescent tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crescent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is trying to control Crescent's posture but Crescent avoids it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crescent throws a shot to the body.

That's two 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.

Crescent darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crescent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Crescent has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Crescent steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Crescent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mornington Crescent!
Mornington Crescent is the new welterweight champion!