PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Used - The Taste Of Ink. Gracie has chosen Uncle Murda- Summertime shootouts as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunter
vs
Gracie

177 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

5th Round
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gracie darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hunter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunter.
Gracie wants to control but Hunter is having none of it.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunter.
Hunter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.

Hunter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gracie turns into him and now he's in Hunter's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunter dives on top into guard.

Hunter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hunter postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie misses with a combination

and Hunter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.

Hunter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gracie is now in Hunter's guard. A big mistake from Hunter there, giving up the dominant position!

Hunter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Hunter up and slammed him! Hunter can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Hunter is trying to improve his position.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hunter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hunter tightening his grip on Gracie, looking for the choke.
Hunter is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Hunter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Hunter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hunter drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Hunter off! Hunter jumps back into Gracie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunter.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Hunter shoots in.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch

and Hunter counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunter manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunter's guard.
Gracie prevents Hunter from improving his position.

Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Hunter is having none of it.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hunter is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Gracie has control of Hunter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hunter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hunter is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Hunter bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hunter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Hunter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie instigates a clinch.
Hunter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Hunter can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a combination

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pushing Hunter's head away, looking to escape. Hunter manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Hunter.

Hunter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunter gets a takedown into half guard.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Gracie pushes Hunter off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rob Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hunter moves away
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Gracie throws a combination that misses

and Hunter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.

Hunter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Roy Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rob Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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