PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant Midget has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Midget

184 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

162 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giant Midget!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midget throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Midget throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Midget.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Midget napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Midget is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Midget keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midget taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Midget tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Midget hang on?

It looks like Giant Midget has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Midget is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Midget slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Midget has eaten all the pies!
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Midget is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Midget looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Midget defends it.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Midget's hands, connecting with Midget's forehead.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Midget is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is nestled in close to Midget, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie is nestled in close to Midget, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Midget won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Midget is working away.
Gracie is pressing down on Midget's thigh, looking to free his foot. Midget is holding on for now.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Midget has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Midget is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie winds up and cracks Midget with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Midget's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Midget takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Midget is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Midget keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Midget hang on?
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Midget is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Midget that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giant Midget's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Midget fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Midget.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Midget swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Midget waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Midget misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Midget throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Midget swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Midget can do to turn this around?

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Midget is breathing heavily.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Midget's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Midget has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie distracts Midget with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Midget taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Midget taking shots to the head.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Midget is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie looking to control but Midget is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Midget on the ground.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midget in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Midget is rocked!
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Midget is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie wants to control the pace but Midget is squirming around nicely.
Midget seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Midget keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Midget is looking to escape.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Midget but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Midget covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gracie!