PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Cedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Bravery - time won't let me go. Cedor has chosen You'll Never Walk Alone... dedicated to Japan and the disaster victims as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Cedor

190 cm
24
218 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

188 cm
22
211 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Cedor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedor throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Cedor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cedor sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Cedor counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Cedor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Cedor cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cedor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cedor.
Cedor swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cedor tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Cedor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cedor looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cedor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Cedor.
Gracie tries to work over Cedor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Cedor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Cedor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie is working Cedor over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cedor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.

Cedor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cedor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Cedor throws a nice head kick!
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cedor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body
and Cedor counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Cedor saw that one coming.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Cedor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedor thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cedor.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Cedor counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cedor counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie takes a swing at Cedor's ribcage but misses.
Cedor scores with a leg kick.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cedor is looking to clinch.
Cedor wants to clinch.
Cedor tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedor throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.

Cedor has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Cedor counters with a nice leg kick.
Cedor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Cedor keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cedor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Cedor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Cedor slips under a jab.
Cedor ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cedor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Cedor misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Cedor tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manny Cedor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Cedor which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cedor tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie takes a swing at Cedor's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Cedor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Cedor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cedor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie takes a swing at Cedor's ribcage but misses.
Cedor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Cedor backs away looking to recover.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Cedor moves out of range.
Cedor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Cedor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a jab when Cedor was well out of range.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedor working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie trying to control the position but Cedor is working away.
Cedor is trying to improve his position.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cedor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cedor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Cedor has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cedor wants to control the position but Gracie frees himself and scrambles - Cedor manages to regain control in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cedor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Cedor working away.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.

Cedor tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Cedor is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Cedor wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Cedor is having none of it.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cedor!
Cedor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie prevents Cedor from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gracie has control of Cedor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cedor regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Gracie has control of Cedor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cedor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cedor tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie trying to control but Cedor is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kron Gracie 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A low kick from Cedor misses
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Cedor darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Cedor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cedor is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Cedor misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cedor thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Cedor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cedor.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Cedor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedor tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Cedor wants to clinch.
Cedor misses with a low kick.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Cedor misses with a head kick.
Cedor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cedor misses with a head kick.
Cedor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Cedor is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Cedor moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie jabs Cedor right on the nose. Cedor blinks but takes it well.
Cedor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Cedor tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cedor counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Cedor to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Cedor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cedor chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cedor slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cedor throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cedor.
Cedor tries a head kick but it misses.
Cedor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cedor scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedor throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Cedor only half commits.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Cedor with an uppercut!
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Cedor counters with a solid body kick.
Cedor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cedor quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cedor pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Cedor defends the submission attempt.
Cedor missing with punches from the bottom.
Cedor wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kron Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Gracie!