PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Metallica Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chi
vs
Gracie

179 cm
37
170 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

190 cm
36
179 lbs
33 - 15 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Chi avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
Nice defenses there by Chi.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chi misses with a low kick.
Chi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Chi avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chi tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Chi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chi throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chi throws a leg kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Chi lands an overhand right.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Chi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chi misses with a leg kick.
Gracie raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chi lands a head kick!

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Chi throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Chi moves away and avoids it.
Chi tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Chi shrugs it off though.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi.
Chi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Chi.
Chi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Chi takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Chi prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Chi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chi scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Chi.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chi prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Chi's head.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Chi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Chi.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chi up against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Chi.
Chi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from Chi.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie works on Chi's body with a couple of short punches.
Chi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's time! Chi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie checks a low kick from Chi.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Chi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Chi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Chi throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chi.
Chi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Chi misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Chi shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Chi.
A combination from Chi does no damage.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie sizes up Chi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Chi moves out of range easily.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chi checks a low kick from Gracie.
Chi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Chi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Chi throws a body kick.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chi blocks a head kick by Gracie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Gracie feints and then cracks Chi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chi down.
Chi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chi lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chi pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Chi controls the action.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Chi avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Chi misses with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie pushes Chi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holden Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holden Gracie.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chi.
Chi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chi misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Chi sees coming a mile off.
Chi throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Chi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Chi.
Chi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Chi's knee but Chi avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie cracks Chi with an open hand slap.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chi under the eye.
Chi scores with a nice strike.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick from Chi.
Chi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Chi ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Chi avoids the head kick by Gracie.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Chi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie counters with a body kick.
Chi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Chi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chi feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chi scores with a hook.
Chi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chi.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chi tries to clinch up.
Chi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi misses with a left hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie moves out of range as Chi strikes.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Chi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chi.
Chi looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a head kick but Chi moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chi, right into the meat.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Chi slips the punch.
Chi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chi misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chi.
Chi walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chi's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a high kick!
Chi throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Chi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chi.
A head kick misses from Chi.
Chi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chi.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chi doesn't seem phased though.
Chi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Chi connects with a high kick.
A jab from Chi finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie lands a brutal head kick. Chi looks out on his feet and Gracie throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Holden Gracie!
Holden Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.