PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sleep
vs
Gracie

201 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Sleep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sleep's head.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sleep has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sleep is not content to let Gracie control the position.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sleep with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleep has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Sleep's head.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sleep defends it well.
Sleep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sleep knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Sleep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control but Sleep is keeping him busy.
Sleep looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Sleep defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sleep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sleep breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleep throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sleep tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleep just misses with a punch to the body.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleep doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Sleep doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Sleep fails to land with a series of punches.
Sleep tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arthur Sleep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Sleep scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arthur Sleep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Sleep wants to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Sleep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sleep tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Sleep throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Sleep has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleep is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie is working Sleep over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Sleep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sleep's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sleep duly obliges.

It looks like Rocky Gracie has been cut.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Sleep throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sleep lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
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!
Sleep is looking to land body kicks.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arthur Sleep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sleep works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sleep works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Sleep is keeping the position.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Sleep is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sleep manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Sleep's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Sleep keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Sleep dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gracie scores with a takedown into Sleep's guard.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie postures up in Sleep's guard and throws a big left but Sleep blocks it.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sleep wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Sleep blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sleep tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Sleep.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sleep tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but Sleep is blocking nicely.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sleep defending well though.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sleep's head.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sleep keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sleep is looking to clinch.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sleep tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Arthur Sleep is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sleep lands a head kick!
Sleep swinging wildly here.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleep doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Sleep doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Sleep tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Sleep lands a high kick!
Sleep wants to clinch.
Rocky Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Sleep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sleep, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Sleep!