PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 4992 p4p, 398 weight class) and Luis Fraga (ranked 4861 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Motts
vs
Fraga

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luis Fraga!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga looks to throw the jab but Motts is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Motts.
A jab lands there for Motts.
Gregory Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraga.
Fraga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Motts at a distance.
Fraga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motts.
Motts connects with a nice looking jab.
Fraga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fraga lands an overhand right.
Fraga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraga throws a shot from downtown. Motts moves away and avoids it.
Fraga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
Motts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fraga counters with a stiff right hand.
Fraga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Motts digs a good hook to Fraga's body.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts loads up on a big right hand but Fraga slips the punch.
Fraga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts cracks a nice hook into Fraga's ribs.
Fraga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
A little jabbing left from Fraga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Motts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fraga swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Motts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Fraga moved out of range nicely.
Motts scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts misses with a wild body shot.
Fraga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fraga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fraga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Motts.
A swing and a miss from Motts.
Motts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fraga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga throws a lazy uppercut
and Motts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Motts moves out of range as Fraga strikes.
It looked like Motts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fraga.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
Fraga misses with a looping right.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fraga! But no joy.
Motts moves away from the strike by Fraga.
Motts lands with a nice body punch.
Fraga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fraga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Motts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraga.
Motts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fraga.
Motts throws the left hand but Fraga avoids the punch easily.
Motts moves away from the strike by Fraga.
Fraga misses with a right hand
and Motts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraga.
Fraga throws an off balance right hand
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts scores with a punch to the head.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Fraga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Motts. Beautiful body shot.
Fraga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Motts throws an overhand right that lands on Fraga's shoulder, as Fraga tries to avoid the shot.
Fraga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a straight right.
Fraga misses with a straight left.
Motts jabs Fraga right on the nose. Fraga blinks but takes it well.
Motts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraga.
Motts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts jabs at Fraga's body.
Fraga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Motts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Fraga misses the target.
A jab from Motts finds it's way through Fraga's defenses.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory Motts is winning the standup battle so far.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts scores with the left hand. Fraga knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Motts lands.
Fraga scores with a decent looking hook.
Motts lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fraga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Fraga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motts.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Fraga ducks under a wild hook from Motts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraga swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Fraga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Motts throws out the jab.
Fraga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Motts jabs at Fraga's body.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts digs a good hook to Fraga's body.
Fraga misses with a straight right.
Fraga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fraga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motts.
Fraga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraga.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fraga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fraga slips under a jab.
Motts scores with the left hand. Fraga knows he should have avoided that one.
Fraga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fraga ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Motts throws a looping overhand right but Fraga ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts takes a swing at Fraga's ribcage but misses.
Motts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fraga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motts throws a hook but Fraga blocks it.
Motts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Motts.
Fraga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Motts moves out of range as Fraga strikes.
Fraga misses with a hook. Motts ducked under it nicely.
Motts misses with a looping left.
Fraga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Fraga cracks Motts with an open hand slap.
Motts throws a body punch but Fraga moves out of range.
Fraga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Motts.
Motts misses with a hook. Fraga ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga with a hook.
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
An attempted straight right counter from Motts misses the target.
Motts swings for the body but Fraga moves out of range.
Fraga throws a right hand that misses
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts lands a glancing blow to the side of Fraga's head.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Motts with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Fraga throws a looping overhand right but Motts ducks down to avoid it.
Motts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Motts lands a jab to the head.
Fraga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Motts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fraga can do to turn this around?
Motts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
Fraga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fraga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Motts has got the better of the exchanges.
Motts throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fraga counter with a right hand.
Fraga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fraga needs to keep his hands up - Motts had a free shot at his head there.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Fraga moves away and avoids it.
Fraga misses with a straight right.
Motts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motts misses with a looping left.
Motts throws a jab but it's blocked by Fraga.
Motts scores with a sloppy right hand. Fraga should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Motts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Motts connects with a crisp jab.
Motts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fraga counters with a nice body shot.
Motts takes one to the side of the head.
Fraga throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. Fraga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motts with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Motts. Beautiful body shot.
Fraga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fraga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
Fraga walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts scores with a hook to the body. Fraga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fraga to counter with a crisp jab.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts throws a jab but it's blocked by Fraga.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Fraga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fraga throws a right hand that misses
enabling Motts to counter with a crisp jab.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Fraga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Motts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motts misses with a looping right.
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts lands with a nice body punch.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
A big right from Motts misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Motts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motts avoids the body shot from Fraga.
Fraga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Motts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fraga doesn't seem phased though.
Fraga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motts.
It looked like Motts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Motts cracks Fraga with a right hand to the side of the head.

Fraga is rocked!
Motts slips under a jab from Fraga.
Motts looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraga is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. Fraga does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Fraga misses its intended target.
Motts takes a swing at Fraga's ribcage but misses.
Motts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fraga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fraga moves away from the strike by Motts.
Motts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fraga in his tracks.
Motts connects with a body shot that sends Fraga's belly button to the back.
Fraga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Motts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fraga momentarily.
Fraga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
Fraga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fraga is still on wobbly legs! Can Motts finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts looks to land a right hand but Fraga moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Fraga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fraga seems to have recovered his senses.
Fraga tries to move into range but Motts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts swings for the body but Fraga moves out of range.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga misses with an uppercut.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fraga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga throws out a loose jab but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fraga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luis Fraga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory Motts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Motts cracks Fraga with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Motts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Motts 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Motts!
Gregory Motts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.