PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Temple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Temple
vs
Gracie

165 cm
25
143 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

170 cm
26
147 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Temple both land. Nice combination.
Temple scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Temple throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Temple scores with a nice right hand.
Temple falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Temple.
Temple with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temple moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie swings for the body but Temple moves out of range.
Temple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Temple walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temple was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple slips under a jab from Gracie.
Temple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Temple manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Temple looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Temple looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Temple swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Temple's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Temple is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Revan Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie throws a hook but Temple blocks it.
Temple throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie slips under a jab from Temple.
A big right from Temple misses.
Gracie takes a swing at Temple's ribcage but misses.
Temple dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab from Temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Temple's head but Temple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temple misses with a double jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Temple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Temple counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temple moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie tries to move into range but Temple moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Temple's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Temple moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Temple's body. Temple takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Temple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Temple swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Temple fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Temple keeps moving.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Temple is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temple is looking to improve his position.
Temple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie trying to control the action but Temple is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Temple is defending the position.
Gracie is nestled in close to Temple, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Temple is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Temple wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Temple is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Revan Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Temple blocks a jab.
Temple throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Temple throws a body kick the misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Temple counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temples jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Revan Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Temple finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Temple lands a body shot.
Temple misses with a body shot.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Temple's guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Temple looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Temple is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Temple manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Temple's guard.
Temple knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Temple is retaining full guard.
Temple looking for a sweep. Not yet Temple, not yet.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple is looking to improve his position.
Revan Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Temple has managed to free his arm - good work.
Temple wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Temple keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Temple defends it.
Gracie prevents Temple from improving his position.
Revan Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry Temple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Revan Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Temple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temple swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Revan Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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