PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Spencer (ranked 608 p4p, 726 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 88 p4p, 38 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Spencer
vs
Gracie

190 cm
27
190
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
35
196
17 - 9 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

Gracie rushes Spencer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spencer throws a head punch that misses.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Spencer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Spencer's ribs.
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.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Spencer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
It looked like Spencer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Spencer in a clinch.
Spencer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Spencer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spencer stalls.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Spencer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Gracie.
We've been told by Spencer's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Spencer walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer slips under a jab.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spencer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses 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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Spencer throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Spencer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Spencer is looking to counter punch.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gracie.
As Gracie backs away, Spencer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Spencer counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie looks winded!
Spencer swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Spencer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Spencer thinks about countering with a head kick.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Spencer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Spencer gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Spencer tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Spencer is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Spencer.
Spencer can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Spencer ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Gracie 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.

Gracie clinches.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie tries to work over Spencer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer misses with a hook.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spencer has his back to the cage.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Spencer is trying to stall.
Spencer lands an uppercut.

Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Gracie instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a left hand.
Spencer pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Spencer.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Spencer counters with an outside leg kick.
Spencer works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spencer throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Spencer thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
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 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Spencer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spencer takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with an inside leg kick.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer throws a counter high kick but Gracie was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.

Gracie rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie presses Spencer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Spencer thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spencer moves away
and Spencer counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spencer slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
It appears Spencer was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Spencer throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Spencer is looking for a counter combo.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spencer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot.

Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Spencer.
Spencer tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spencer.
Spencer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Spencer gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! Spencer dives in looking to finish! Gracie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Spencer!
A pretty intense looking James Spencer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.