PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Disciples of Power - Lords of Creation. Sailor Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berry Fulcher's chin.

Gracie
vs
Fulcher

180 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

190 cm
38
220 lbs
36 - 34 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fulcher, right into the meat.
Berry Fulcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.

It looks like Sailor Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Fulcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fulcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fulcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fulcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Nice shot by Fulcher.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Fulcher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fulcher gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Fulcher manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Fulcher is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fulcher tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fulcher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

That's two 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.
Gracie trying to control the action but Fulcher is working from the bottom.
Fulcher controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fulcher trying to control but Gracie postures up.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is nestled in close to Fulcher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fulcher keeps working.
Fulcher keeping control of the position.
Gracie is trying to control. Fulcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fulcher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie trying to control the action but Fulcher just sinks the hooks in.
Gracie breaks Fulcher's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Fulcher keeps moving.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fulcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Fulcher has wrist control.
Gracie is pushing down on Fulcher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fulcher is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fulcher is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie trying to control the action but Fulcher is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sailor Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Fulcher manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fulcher.
Fulcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
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!
A jab from Fulcher finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Fulcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fulcher lands a body shot.
Fulcher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Fulcher coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Oooooh!!! Fulcher has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Fulcher steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily. Fulcher doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Gracie staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Gracie doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Berry Fulcher!
An out of breath Berry Fulcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Sailor Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'Dimensionless, I shall return stronger than you can imagine.'.