PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoney Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bones
vs
Gracie

185 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

187 cm
31
183 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoney Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Bones is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Bones cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Bones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.
Rolls Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoney Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie jabs at Bones's body.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones manages to avoid it.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Bones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Bones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.

Bones moves into the clinch.
Bones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Bones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Bones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Gracie swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Bones throws a nice head kick!
Bones misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bones scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Bones in his half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Bones trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Bones wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working an open guard so Bones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bones shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Bones counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Bones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bones has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bones's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Phoney Bones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Bones sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Bones's ribs.
Bones misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bones drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Bones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie misses with a body punch.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a double jab

and Bones counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Bones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Bones shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoney Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Bones as Gracie shoots in.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.

Bones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Bones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Phoney Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Bones looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control but Gracie has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bones pulls his head out easily.
Bones trying to control the pace.
Bones moves nicely into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Gracie is right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.

Bones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Bones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoney Bones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bones misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bones.

Bones gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.

Bones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
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!

Bones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to roll over but Bones keeps him under control.
Bones trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie has hold of Bones's hands but Bones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rolls Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Bones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones controlling from the full mount.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Bones trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is not content to let Bones control the position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Bones controlling the pace.

Bones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phoney Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bones, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoney Bones!
An out of breath Phoney Bones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.