PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brewer
vs
Gracie

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brewer circles away.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brewer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Gracie gets to his feet - Brewer follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer lands a two punch combo.
Ronnie Brewer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brewer swinging wildly here.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brewer counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Brewer moves out of range easily.
Brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Brewer.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Brewer tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brewer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronnie Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Brewer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Brewer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brewer throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Brewer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brewer.
Brewer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brewer as he jumps to the side.
Gracie looks gassed!
Brewer scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewer.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brewer tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Brewer counters with a right hand to the body.
Brewer stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brewer lands with a shot to the body.
Brewer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brewer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brewer duly obliges.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Brewer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brewer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brewer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Brewer stuffs the takedown.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brewer, as that shot connected.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brewer as he jumps to the side.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ronnie Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Brewer punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brewer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A combination from Brewer does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Brewer scores with a four punch combination!
Ronnie Brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brewer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brewer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brewer misses with a body kick.
Brewer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brewer lands a two punch combo.
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!
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Brewer.
Brewer connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Brewer jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brewer connects with a single shot there.
Brewer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left lands for Brewer.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brewer.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brewer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Brewer scores with a hook.
Brewer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brewer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brewer throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewer throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brewer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Brewer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brewer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brewer lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brewer counters with a nice body shot.
Ronnie Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brewer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Brewer as Gracie shoots in.
Brewer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewer tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brewer circles away.
Brewer throws a one two combo.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brewer to score with a decent uppercut.
Brewer throws a one two combo.
Brewer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brewer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brewer throws a shot to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Brewer, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Brewer against the cage but Brewer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronnie Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Brewer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brewer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brewer looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Brewer.
Brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brewer to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
Brewer lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer misses with the combination.
Roger Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Brewer tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brewer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brewer misses with a double jab.

That's four 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.
Brewer works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Brewer scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brewer scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Brewer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brewer.
Brewer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Ronnie Brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Brewer scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brewer, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Brewer!