PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by r this town i 101. Holyshit has chosen You're gonna die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Holyshit

195 cm
40
280 lbs
65 - 23 - 0

196 cm
38
263 lbs
40 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 65 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie scores with a takedown into Holyshit's guard.
Gracie won't allow Holyshit to sweep him here.
Holyshit is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Holyshit is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyshit is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Holyshit is keeping the position.
Holyshit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holyshit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Holyshit misses the target.
Holyshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Holyshit is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Holyshit.

It looks like Asshole Gracie has been cut.
Holyshit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holyshit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Holyshit tries to get set, Gracie tries to push him back and clinch up but Holyshit manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holyshit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Evander Holyshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Holyshit misses.
Holyshit misses with a head kick.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holyshit.
Holyshit loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holyshit is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Holyshit is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie throws a strike but Holyshit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Holyshit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holyshit looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyshit, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holyshit is on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holyshit is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyshit stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holyshit defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evander Holyshit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asshole Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Holyshit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holyshit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyshit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Holyshit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Holyshit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holyshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Holyshit fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holyshit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evander Holyshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyshit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Holyshit as he connects with a hook.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyshit misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gracie moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holyshit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holyshit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holyshit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holyshit is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to stall.
Holyshit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holyshit misses with a punch to the body.
Holyshit misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holyshit.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Holyshit manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asshole Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyshit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holyshit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holyshit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Holyshit.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holyshit is defending well.

Gracie is trying to trip Holyshit. He has hold of a leg but Holyshit is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Holyshit trying to control the position here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asshole Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
Holyshit pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Holyshit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evander Holyshit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asshole Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Holyshit looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Asshole Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyshit wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Gracie looking for a submission but Holyshit manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyshit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holyshit's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holyshit controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Holyshit is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Holyshit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holyshit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Holyshit throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holyshit counters with a nice uppercut.
Holyshit misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Holyshit counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asshole Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holyshit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Holyshit circles away and keeps his distance.
Holyshit lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holyshit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holyshit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holyshit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holyshit misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Holyshit is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holyshit is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyshit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holyshit 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyshit!
Evander Holyshit thanked the fans post fight for their support.