PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Blanco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roan Gracie's chin.

Blanco
vs
Gracie

178 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
186 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet.

Blanco moves into the clinch.

Blanco has clasped his hands together around Gracie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Blanco decides to stand back up.

Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blanco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blanco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Blanco pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blanco in particular looking to stall.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Blanco in his half guard.
Blanco is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blanco trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blanco lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Blanco is controlling well.
Blanco wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blanco controlling the pace.
Blanco is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jackson Blanco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Blanco shoots in and bounces Gracie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gracie has his foot on Blanco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blanco works his way back into a safe position though.
Blanco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blanco lands a couple of elbows.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Blanco pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Blanco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blanco trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Blanco pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Blanco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blanco showed some decent athleticism there.
Blanco is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie has hold of Blanco's hands but Blanco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blanco tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Blanco is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blanco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Blanco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blanco tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Blanco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blanco works to advance to full mount. Gracie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Blanco raining down shots from the mount!
Blanco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blanco scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Blanco has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blanco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Blanco controlling his opponent.
Blanco trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Blanco trying to control the pace.
Blanco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie tries to roll over but Blanco keeps him under control.
Blanco winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blanco trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
Blanco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blanco wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blanco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Blanco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blanco wants to get back to his feet.
Blanco is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blanco tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie is staying active underneath Blanco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blanco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Blanco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

and Blanco counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Blanco advances to half guard.
Blanco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie tries to roll over but Blanco keeps him under control.
Blanco slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Blanco sits in half guard.
Blanco throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Blanco is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Jackson Blanco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blanco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Blanco stands up from Gracie's guard - Blanco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Blanco which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Blanco dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blanco shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blanco controlling the position well.
Blanco gets full guard.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Blanco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blanco manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Blanco's guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blanco wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blanco wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blanco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blanco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Blanco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Blanco lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blanco trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Blanco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blanco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blanco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Blanco has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blanco is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blanco tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.

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

Blanco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blanco landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Blanco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Blanco wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Blanco isn't that keen on the idea.
Blanco looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Blanco trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Roan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanco controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Blanco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blanco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Blanco!