PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Sumerweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sumerweather
vs
Gracie

172 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Sumerweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumerweather's calf.
Sumerweather with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Sumerweather.
Sumerweather throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Sumerweather blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sumerweather.
Bruno Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sumerweather. That did some damage!
Sumerweather scores with a nice right hand.
Sumerweather tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sumerweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sumerweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie closes the distance but Sumerweather moves to the side
and Sumerweather counters with a stiff right hand.
Sumerweather slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumerweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Sumerweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Sumerweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Sumerweather takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sumerweather blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Sumerweather misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sumerweather to counter with a crisp jab.
Floyd Sumerweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Sumerweather lands a slapping body shot.
Sumerweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumerweather throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Sumerweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sumerweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sumerweather misses with a body shot.
Sumerweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
letting Sumerweather counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie slips under a jab from Sumerweather.
Sumerweather misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie clinches but Sumerweather breaks the clinch
and Sumerweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sumerweather misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Sumerweather saw that one coming.
Sumerweather looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sumerweather slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Sumerweather throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Sumerweather sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sumerweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Sumerweather pushes him off.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Sumerweather is avoiding it.
Sumerweather darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Sumerweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Sumerweather.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Sumerweather keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Sumerweather dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sumerweather connects with the punch.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sumerweather in his tracks.
Sumerweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumerweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Sumerweather.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Sumerweather.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sumerweather avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Sumerweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Sumerweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sumerweather misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Sumerweather is avoiding it.
Sumerweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Sumerweather lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Sumerweather uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Sumerweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumerweather avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie keeps control of Sumerweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Sumerweather can't break the clinch.
Sumerweather taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sumerweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sumerweather has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sumerweather has Gracie pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sumerweather misses with a straight right.
Sumerweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sumerweather darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumerweather counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Sumerweather.
Sumerweather throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Sumerweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sumerweather digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Sumerweather scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Sumerweather throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Sumerweather will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sumerweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Sumerweather throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
A head kick misses from Sumerweather.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Sumerweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sumerweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Sumerweather misses.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sumerweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Sumerweather shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumerweather counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Sumerweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Floyd Sumerweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Sumerweather avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Sumerweather catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Sumerweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Sumerweather with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sumerweather fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Sumerweather blocks a head kick by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumerweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sumerweather is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Sumerweather works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Sumerweather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Sumerweather dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Sumerweather checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Sumerweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumerweather listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumerweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sumerweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sumerweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Sumerweather throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sumerweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Sumerweather moves out of range.
Floyd Sumerweather is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Sumerweather misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Sumerweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Sumerweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Sumerweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Sumerweather.
Sumerweather displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Sumerweather is avoiding it.
Sumerweather misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Sumerweather.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sumerweather lands a two punch combo.
Sumerweather scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie lands a head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch but Sumerweather is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerweather takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Sumerweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Floyd Sumerweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumerweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sumerweather misses the shot to the body.
Sumerweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Sumerweather is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sumerweather throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Sumerweather misses with the combination.
A choreographed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sumerweather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sumerweather walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Sumerweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sumerweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sumerweather connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sumerweather takes a kick to the side of the head.

Sumerweather is rocked!
Sumerweather misses with a leg kick.
Oh Sumerweather is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sumerweather to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Sumerweather avoids them all with ease.
Sumerweather seems to have got his legs back now.
Sumerweather misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sumerweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumerweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Sumerweather misses with a hook.
Sumerweather lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Sumerweather misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Sumerweather is avoiding it.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sumerweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruno Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Gracie lands but Sumerweather takes it in his stride.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.

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 Floyd Sumerweather.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sumerweather, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Sumerweather!