PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Snider
vs
gracie

180 cm
21
158 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Snider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jay gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snider misses with a looping right.
gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Snider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snider lands with a straight right. gracie didn't see that one coming.
gracie staying out of range there.

Snider drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Snider content to stall in guard here.
Snider slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Snider decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider misses with a straight left.

Snider closes the distance and clinches.

Snider gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, gracie regains guard.
gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snider controls the pace.
gracie wants to stand and escape but Snider is having none of it.

Snider gets to his feet - gracie follows without any prompting.

Snider moves into the clinch successfully.

Snider gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Snider takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Snider decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Snider keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Snider darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snider controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snider stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows gracie to get to his feet.
gracie darts in trying to clinch

and Snider counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Snider.

gracie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Snider off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Snider swats away the attempt to clinch by gracie.
jay gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snider looks to land a combination. gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Snider gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Snider decides to stand back up.
Snider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snider looks to throw the jab but gracie is out of range.
gracie checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snider throws an overhand right that lands on gracie's shoulder, as gracie tries to avoid the shot.
gracie tries to clinch there but Snider circles away.
gracie wants to clinch but Snider slips to the side

and Snider counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

gracie pushes Snider off and gets back to his feet.

gracie clinches up with Snider and pushes him back against the cage.
gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Snider changes levels and goes for a takedown here. gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snider swats away the attempt to clinch by gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

gracie moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, jab by Snider - just one landing.
Snider lunges at gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by gracie's hand.
Snider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Snider looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snider controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snider advances position into side control!

Snider stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snider swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie moves out of range as Snider throws a body kick.
Snider scores with a jab to the head.
Steve Snider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gracie closes the distance looking to clinch

and Snider counters by moving into the clinch.
gracie leaning against his opponent.

Snider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snider is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
gracie is looking to clinch.
gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Snider has taken the fight to the clinch.
gracie is looking to control Snider's arms but Snider gets an underhook and turns him. Now gracie has his back to the cage.
gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Snider avoids the damage to the body.
gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider looking for a takedown.
gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snider's elbow.

Snider breaks the clinch.
Snider thuds his right hand into gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snider misses with an uppercut.
gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Snider counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in gracie's guard now.
Snider seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snider stands up from gracie's guard - Snider perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that gracie can do to turn this around?
Snider tries to bum rush gracie with a series of wild strikes but gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
gracie tries to clinch up
and Snider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snider throws a combination. gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
gracie moves away from the strike by Snider.
gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Snider counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for gracie!
Snider sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snider has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Snider dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

gracie looks to clinch

and Snider counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Snider stands up and waves to gracie to follow him.
Snider misses with a double jab.
Snider circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snider throws a sloppy head kick and gracie moves out of range easily.
gracie dodges the punch combination from Snider.
A big left from Snider misses.
gracie moves in looking to clinch but Snider pushes him off.
gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Snider to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Snider counters with a single leg into guard. gracie didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snider stands up from guard. Let's bang!
gracie darts in trying to clinch

so Snider counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snider is controlling him.
Snider sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Snider decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on gracie, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie clinches but Snider breaks the clinch
and Snider counters with a three punch combo that has gracie backing up. gracie nods at Snider to acknowledge the strikes.
Snider throws a right hand that gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that gracie also avoids with ease.
gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
gracie tries to clinch up but Snider circles away and keeps his distance.
Snider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snider is looking to clinch but gracie is avoiding it.
Snider circles away from the clinch attempt
and Snider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from gracie. No joy for Snider on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Snider misses the target.
gracie closes the distance but Snider moves to the side
enabling Snider to counter with a crisp jab.

Snider shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
gracie is trying to stand back up but Snider is controlling him

Snider stands up from half guard.
Snider misses with an uppercut. gracie saw that one coming.
Snider looks to land a right hand but gracie moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gracie looks to clinch
and Snider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snider circles away from the clinch attempt

and Snider counters with a takedown into side control.
Snider prevents gracie from escaping the position.
gracie is being controlled here.
Steve Snider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snider's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gracie is looking to get back to his feet here but Snider is keeping cool and he's managed to take gracie's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Snider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Snider!