PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rans Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jardine comes to the cage accompanied by WEED MAN. Gracie has chosen Danger! High Voltage as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jardine
vs
Gracie

179 cm
29
181 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rans Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jardine counters with a nice body kick.
Jardine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jardine looks to clinch

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Jardine is looking for a sweep.
Jardine regains half guard.
Jardine moves into full guard.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jardine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jardine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jardine!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jardine.
Jardine working away.
Jardine is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie parries the strikes from Jardine easily there. Jardine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gracie to escape.
Jardine looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Jardine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Jardine misses with the ground and pound.
Jardine tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Jardine is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Jardine.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jardine in particular looking to stall.
Jardine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie trying to hold on to Jardine's head to control him but Jardine postures up.

Jardine seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
Jardine is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jardine trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Jardine is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jardine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four 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.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Jardine throwing strikes but missing.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jardine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jardine thows a big elbow that misses.
Jardine postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jardine passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Jardine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie dodges the punch combination from Jardine.
Jardine misses with a head kick.
Jardine slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chuck Jardine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Jardine.
Jardine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jardine is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Jardine digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Jardine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine wants to clinch

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Jardine didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jardine is keeping the position for now.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jardine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie won't allow Jardine to get back to his feet.
Jardine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jardine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Jardine in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Jardine tries to pass.
Jardine won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rans Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jardine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jardine throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Jardine.

Jardine darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jardine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jardine landing knees to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jardine holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Chuck Jardine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rans Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jardine misses with a knee to the head.

Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rans Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jardine is on top in guard.
Jardine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Jardine controlling him for the moment.

Gracie working for a triangle but Jardine defends it easily.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Jardine 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. And we move into the final round!

Jardine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jardine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jardine.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jardine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jardine taking a breather.
Jardine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jardine connects with a knee to the head.

Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jardine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Jardine is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jardine is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jardine is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Jardine is defending it quite comfortably.
Jardine moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jardine is keeping the position.
Jardine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jardine.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Jardine's attempts to control the action.
Jardine unloads with some shots from mount but Gracie bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Jardine is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie tries to hold on but Jardine pushes him away.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Jardine controlling from mount.
Gracie holds on to Jardine around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Jardine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jardine is on top in guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Jardine pushes his legs off easily.
Jardine wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jardine stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jardine!
Jardine tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rans Gracie.
I think Jardine 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Jardine!