PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopoldo Iperbole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Iperbole

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leopoldo Iperbole!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iperbole misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iperbole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Iperbole shows good takedown defense.

Iperbole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iperbole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Iperbole.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iperbole gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iperbole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Iperbole lands a left hand.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iperbole.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Iperbole won't allow it.

Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Iperbole wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

Iperbole stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iperbole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Iperbole.
Iperbole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Iperbole.
Iperbole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Iperbole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Iperbole presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iperbole lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Iperbole.
Iperbole presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Iperbole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iperbole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iperbole digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Iperbole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Iperbole - that landed with a thud.
Iperbole digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Iperbole.
A nice left hand lands by Iperbole.
A hook to the body from Iperbole.
Iperbole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iperbole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Iperbole lands a right hand.
Iperbole scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iperbole scores with a shoulder strike.
Iperbole scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iperbole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iperbole lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Iperbole.
Iperbole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A body shot lands from Iperbole.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iperbole lands with a left to the head.
Iperbole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iperbole lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Iperbole.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iperbole gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iperbole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iperbole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iperbole pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iperbole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iperbole lands a shot to the body.
Iperbole works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Iperbole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Iperbole.
Iperbole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Iperbole.
Iperbole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iperbole digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Iperbole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iperbole.
Iperbole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopoldo Iperbole dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Iperbole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Iperbole moves into the clinch.
Iperbole digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leopoldo Iperbole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iperbole lands a nice uppercut.
Iperbole scores with a hook to the body.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
A short right from Iperbole.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iperbole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Iperbole.
Iperbole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iperbole.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iperbole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iperbole digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Iperbole.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iperbole.

Gracie is rocked!
Iperbole lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iperbole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Iperbole.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Iperbole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iperbole works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Iperbole.
A body shot lands from Iperbole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iperbole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A body shot lands from Iperbole.
Nice body punch from Iperbole - that landed with a thud.
Iperbole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iperbole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Iperbole.
A right hook to the body lands for Iperbole.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iperbole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iperbole.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iperbole.
Iperbole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iperbole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iperbole presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iperbole lands a left hand.
Iperbole presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Iperbole.
A shot in the inside from Iperbole.
Iperbole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iperbole lands a nice uppercut.
Iperbole lands a right hand.
Iperbole is working Gracie over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iperbole.
Iperbole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Iperbole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iperbole presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iperbole lands with a right to the head.
Iperbole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iperbole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iperbole unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gracie! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Iperbole is unloading with more strikes now! Gracie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopoldo Iperbole!