PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Valor
vs
Gracie

195 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Valor has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Valor.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valor scores with a shoulder strike.
Valor tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Valor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valor wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Valor shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Valor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Valor tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Valor is just out of range.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.

It looks like Tyler Valor has been cut.
Valor is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie tries to bum rush Valor with a series of wild strikes but Valor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Valor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valor wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Valor avoids it well.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valor rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valor.
Valor avoids the body shot from Gracie.

Valor closes the distance and clinches.

Valor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valor shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Valor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Valor on that attempt.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valor.
Gracie misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Valor avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.

Valor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Valor controlling from the top position.
Valor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Valor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Valor's cut.
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.

Valor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valor tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Valor's ribs.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a right hand that Valor ducks under and follows up with a left that Valor also avoids with ease.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valor walks into a jab.
Valor looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Valor moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedor Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Valor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Valor.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Valor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valor misses with a wild combination.
Valor throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie jabs at Valor's body.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Valor's ribs.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Valor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valor scoring well with a low kick there.
Valor tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie scores with a one two! Valor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valor lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.

Valor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Valor is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor passes to side control.
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 trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Valor.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Valor drags him back down.

Valor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Valor. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fedor Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyler Valor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie lands with a straight right. Valor didn't see that one coming.
Fedor Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Valor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Valor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valor shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Valor takes one on the button.
Fedor Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Valor.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Valor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valor trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Valor drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Valor off! Valor jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Valor from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Valor tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valor controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie lands a jab to Valor's midsection.
Valor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Valor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Valor pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Valor manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler Valor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valor throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Valor.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Gracie!