PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Reese
vs
Gracia

188 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

225 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luis Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracia doesn't manage to clinch there - Reese circles away.
Gracia moves forwards but Reese connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracia's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gracia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reese throws the left hand but Gracia avoids the punch easily.
Gracia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reese throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracia.
John Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gracia shoots in and gets a takedown into Reese's guard.
Gracia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.

Gracia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reese might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gracia decides to stand back up.

Gracia closes the distance and clinches.
Gracia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reese.
Reese digs a right hand underneath Gracia's ribcage. Gracia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reese gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Reese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia takes a shot to the head.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Reese.
A short right from Reese on the inside.
Reese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Reese lands with a left to the head.
Reese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese pushes Gracia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracia has him pressed against the cage.
Reese lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracia backwards.
Reese stops a takedown attempt from Gracia.
John Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Gracia.
Reese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese looks to land a left hand but Gracia moved out of range nicely.
Reese scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracia with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Reese to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Gracia is rocked!
Reese stuffs the takedown.
John Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracia looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reese defends it well.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Gracia tries to counter it with a takedown but Reese pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracia is defended easily by Reese.
Gracia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracia flicks out a counter leg kick but Reese steps away.
Reese is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese lands with a shot to the body.
Gracia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the liver by Reese. Beautiful body shot.
Gracia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Reese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reese.
And Gracia tries to counter it with a takedown but Reese pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reese scores with the left hand. Gracia knows he should have avoided that one.
Reese misses with a looping right.
Gracia fails with the takedown.
Nice jab there from Reese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Gracia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reese lands with a right hand.
Reese throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracia.
Reese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reese moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGracia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia shoots in looking for a takedown. Reese tries to sprawl out of it but Gracia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese throws a hook but Gracia avoids it easily.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Reese coming out on top.
Gracia slips a straight right by Reese.
Reese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracia fails with the takedown
and Reese counters with a right hand to the body.
John Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Gracia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reese.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese throws a hook but Gracia avoids it easily.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reese takes a swing at Gracia's ribcage but misses.
Gracia feints the counter takedown.
Gracia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reese.
Luis Gracia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reese scores with the left hand. Gracia knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracia can do to turn this around?
Reese misses with a two punch combination.
Gracia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reese defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Reese tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracia shoots for a double leg takedown but Reese sprawls well. He's pushed Gracia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reese is looking to counter punch.
Gracia is breathing heavily.
Reese with a hook.
Reese lands a jab.
Reese misses with an uppercut. Gracia saw that one coming.
Reese connects with a right hand. Gracia shakes it off.
Gracia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracia is still on wobbly legs! Can Reese finish him?
Gracia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reese defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands with a right hand.
Reese looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracia is just out of range.
Gracia seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Reese misses.
Gracia shoots in and drives through. Reese sprawls well.
Reese is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese looks to land a left hand but Gracia moved out of range nicely.
Gracia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Reese connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Reese dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reese throws a hook but Gracia blocks it.
Gracia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck for Gracia with that takedown attempt.
Reese missing with a left hand there. Gracia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracia tries for a takedown but Reese circles away easily
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese swings for the body but Gracia moves out of range.
Gracia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reese fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia tries for a takedown but Reese sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Gracia.
Reese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracia slips under a jab from Reese.
Good exchange - Reese coming out on top.
Gracia wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reese slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reese swivels and escapes.
Gracia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reese sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reese throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracia.
Gracia with the counter takedown but Reese avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia misses with a takedown
letting Reese counter with a right hand.
Reese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracia shapes to counter with a head kick.
Reese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reese is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracia defending well as Reese loads up on a big left hand.
Reese misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Gracia 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a wild body shot.
Reese lands with a nice body punch.
Reese works Gracia's body with a nice hook.
Reese connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Reese. That snapped Gracia's head back.
Reese connects with a body shot.
Reese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Reese.
Reese thuds a left hand into Gracia's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Reese misses.
Reese thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Reese backs off Gracia throws a huge counter combo but Reese manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracia ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracia was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Reese backing away here, and Gracia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Reese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reese, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Reese!