PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Stewie Griffen - Rocket Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Kadoic

192 cm
31
222 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

185 cm
28
218 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Kadoic has managed to clinch.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadoic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has Kadoic pressed against the cage, preventing Kadoic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kadoic after a bit of a struggle.
Kadoic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadoic.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kadoic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kadoic prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Kadoic swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Kadoic prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Kadoic gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kadoic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kadoic lands a body shot.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic lands a shoulder strike.
Kadoic lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Kadoic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kadoic is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kadoic blocks an uppercut.
Kadoic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadoic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Kadoic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kadoic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kadoic as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie stalling.

Gracie pulls Kadoic into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kadoic from controlling successfully.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Kadoic defends easily.
Kadoic wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kadoic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Drazen Kadoic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kadoic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Kadoic counters with a stiff right hand.
Kadoic misses with a wild body shot.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadoic misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Kadoic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kadoic.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Kadoic's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Kadoic.
Kadoic scores with a body shot.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kadoic.
Kadoic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Kadoic punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Marko Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a jab. Kadoic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kadoic takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kadoic.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kadoic under the eye.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Kadoic thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Kadoic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadoic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kadoic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kadoic throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kadoic throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kadoic misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Kadoic.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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 throws an off balance right hand
and Kadoic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kadoic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Kadoic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kadoic throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Kadoic avoids it easily.
Drazen Kadoic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Kadoic.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Kadoic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Kadoic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Kadoic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie misses the jab.
Kadoic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kadoic.
Kadoic scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Kadoic throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Kadoic is out of range.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kadoic.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kadoic.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Kadoic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kadoic back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kadoic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kadoic slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a jab when Kadoic was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Kadoic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Kadoic moves out of range of the strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kadoic moves away.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Kadoic had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadoic. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie misses the jab.
Kadoic throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Kadoic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
That kick from Kadoic tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kadoic drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadoic moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Kadoic moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drazen Kadoic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie throws a series of punches but Kadoic avoids them all with ease.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kadoic slips the punch.
Marko Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kadoic.
Kadoic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadoic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Kadoic throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie throws a jab when Kadoic was well out of range.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kadoic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadoic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kadoic counters with an outside leg kick.
Kadoic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Kadoic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kadoic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadoic misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Kadoic throws a good cross that connects.
Kadoic tries to clinch up.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kadoic slips the punch.
Kadoic misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie checks a low kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Kadoic's head but Kadoic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kadoic misses with a straight left.
Kadoic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kadoic dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Kadoic connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Kadoic misses.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Kadoic counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.

Kadoic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadoic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Kadoic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kadoic blocks an uppercut.

Kadoic breaks the clinch.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadoic throws out the jab.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kadoic is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Kadoic moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Kadoic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadoic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kadoic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Kadoic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic misses with an uppercut.
Kadoic tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Kadoic scores with a body shot.
Kadoic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kadoic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kadoic has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Kadoic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Kadoic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kadoic with a hook.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kadoic to score with a decent uppercut.

Gracie is rocked!
Kadoic throws a head kick that misses.
Kadoic works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadoic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Kadoic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Drazen Kadoic!
During a confident post fight interview, Drazen Kadoic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.