PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Maltive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maltive has chosen Show Me What You Got as his entrance music. Royce Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Maltive's chin.

Gracie
vs
Maltive

185 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Maltive!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maltive shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Gracie has his foot on Maltive's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maltive works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Maltive pushes his legs off easily.

Gracie has his foot on Maltive's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maltive works his way back into a safe position though.
Maltive stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maltive working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maltive must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maltive stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maltive!
Maltive throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Maltive is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maltive looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Maltive sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maltive.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maltive scoring well with a low kick there.
Maltive plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maltive dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Maltive.
Maltive throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maltive lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maltive.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maltive. That one must have hurt.

Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maltive to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltive postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maltive postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maltive is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Maltive working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maltive postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Maltive landing some decent shots from guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maltive landing some decent shots from guard.
Maltive pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Maltive is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Maltive throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltive thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

Maltive is working for a submission of some sort.
Maltive working Gracie over with strikes.

Maltive is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie wants to control but Maltive is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Maltive does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Maltive finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltive fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Maltive misses the shot to the body.
Maltive throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.

Maltive moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Maltive has Gracie pushed against the cage.

Maltive's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltive swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Maltive lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maltive throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.

Maltive closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Maltive dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie'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.

Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maltive fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Maltive counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Maltive there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maltive lands a high kick!
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roy Maltive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Maltive.

Maltive darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maltive not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maltive not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maltive wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Maltive throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maltive thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

Maltive is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maltive passes into half guard.
Gracie has hold of Maltive's hands but Maltive slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie tries to roll over but Maltive keeps him under control.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maltive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maltive is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maltive looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maltive works his way into side control.

Maltive tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maltive has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maltive lands a few punches from side control.
Maltive scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maltive lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Maltive lands an elbow.
Maltive scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Maltive creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maltive trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Maltive keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maltive wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Maltive misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Maltive works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maltive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maltive postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maltive has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Maltive has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Maltive with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Maltive breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maltive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maltive wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy Maltive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maltive lands with a slapping head kick.
Maltive lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Maltive drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Maltive stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maltive manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Maltive slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Maltive lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Maltive showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie'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. This is the final round!

Gracie with a poor takedown
and Maltive counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maltive counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maltive is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Maltive plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maltive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maltive lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maltive.
Gracie shoots and misses

and Maltive holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maltive breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Maltive.
Maltive cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maltive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Maltive finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Maltive shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maltive lands a heavy elbow.
Maltive putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maltive trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maltive lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maltive with the ground and pound from mount.

Maltive looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roy Maltive has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maltive accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maltive postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maltive is aware though and is defending well.

Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maltive uses it to pass to side control.
Maltive working the ground and pound.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maltive lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Maltive stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.

Maltive scores a takedown into full mount!
Maltive working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Maltive punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maltive lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Maltive.
Maltive punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Maltive postures up.
Maltive with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maltive fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maltive lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maltive trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Maltive is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roy Maltive is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Maltive comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maltive has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Maltive!