PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

White
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Berry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in but no luck this time.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gracie has eaten all the pies!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White wants to clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berry White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a head kick.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. White tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in White's guard.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie stops White from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
White keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control.

White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White is breathing heavily.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.

White is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie passes to full mount!

Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, White has worked his arm free - good work by White!
Bubba Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is holding Gracie down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gracie tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
Gracie working away.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but White defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
White wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
Gracie throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
White tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

White shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

White clinches.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as White tries to tie him up.

White pulls guard successfully.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has White in his guard.
Gracie looking to control.
White wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pulls White in close to prevent any damage.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Berry White wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berry White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gracie.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and White counters with a head kick.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

White has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

White gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie trying to control the position but White is working away.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
White avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White misses with a strike from the bottom.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bubba Gracie.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

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