PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vladinascov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Vladinascov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gracie
vs
Vladinascov

185 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Sweet-Tooth Supplements

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nigel Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Vladinascov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladinascov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Vladinascov which made him look bad.
Vladinascov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Vladinascov with a nice cross.
A jab from Vladinascov does it's job there.
Vladinascov throws a shot to the body.
Vladinascov with a hook.
Vladinascov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vladinascov avoids it really well and circles away.
Vladinascov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vladinascov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Vladinascov lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie slips a straight right by Vladinascov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Vladinascov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vladinascov tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vladinascov to the ground. Vladinascov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Vladinascov scores with a body shot.
Vladinascov throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Vladinascov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Oleg Vladinascov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Vladinascov.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vladinascov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vladinascov lands with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vladinascov pinned against the cage. Vladinascov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vladinascov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vladinascov lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Vladinascov lands a slapping body shot.
Vladinascov loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Vladinascov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Vladinascov stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vladinascov.
Gracie moves out of range as Vladinascov strikes.
Vladinascov misses with a straight right.
Vladinascov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vladinascov works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie defending well as Vladinascov loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vladinascov misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie slips under a jab from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Vladinascov.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vladinascov finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Vladinascov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vladinascov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladinascov.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Vladinascov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vladinascov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vladinascov scores with a hook.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vladinascov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie slips under a jab from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Vladinascov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vladinascov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vladinascov lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gracie dives in and grabs Vladinascov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vladinascov pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladinascov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladinascov to score with a decent uppercut.
Vladinascov misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie dives in and grabs Vladinascov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vladinascov pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Vladinascov connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Vladinascov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Vladinascov lands with an overhand left.
Vladinascov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Vladinascov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Vladinascov misses.
Vladinascov throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nigel Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vladinascov thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Vladinascov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Oleg Vladinascov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladinascov misses the jab.
Gracie slips a straight right by Vladinascov.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vladinascov misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vladinascov.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vladinascov tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vladinascov to the ground. Vladinascov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oleg Vladinascov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Vladinascov as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Vladinascov cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie slips a jab from Vladinascov.
Jab from Vladinascov.
Jab from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vladinascov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Vladinascov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladinascov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Vladinascov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Vladinascov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vladinascov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladinascov. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladinascov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Vladinascov does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Vladinascov.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vladinascov throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Vladinascov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Vladinascov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vladinascov misses the jab.
Vladinascov thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie slips under a jab from Vladinascov.
Gracie slips a jab from Vladinascov.
Nice cross by Vladinascov.
Vladinascov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Vladinascov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vladinascov misses with an uppercut.
Vladinascov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vladinascov defends it nicely.
Vladinascov throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vladinascov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vladinascov connects with a crisp jab.
Vladinascov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladinascov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie prevents Vladinascov from improving his position.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vladinascov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vladinascov wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Vladinascov gets back to full guard.
Vladinascov 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Vladinascov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is working an open guard so Vladinascov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vladinascov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Vladinascov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in but Vladinascov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladinascov leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladinascov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Vladinascov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Vladinascov looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A cross from Vladinascov lands.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Vladinascov sprawls well.
Vladinascov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladinascov tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vladinascov pinned against the cage. Vladinascov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Vladinascov cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Vladinascov lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Vladinascov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vladinascov with a nice cross.
Vladinascov throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vladinascov's waist but Vladinascov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Vladinascov.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vladinascov misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov stuffs the takedown.
Gracie dives in and grabs Vladinascov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vladinascov pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Vladinascov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vladinascov scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Vladinascov.
Vladinascov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vladinascov digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vladinascov.
Vladinascov throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Vladinascov stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vladinascov lands the left hand.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladinascov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vladinascov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vladinascov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vladinascov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie moves forwards but Vladinascov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vladinascov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vladinascov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vladinascov wants it to stay on the feet.
Vladinascov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Vladinascov.

Gracie is rocked!
Jab from Vladinascov.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vladinascov scores with a shot to the body.
Vladinascov jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Vladinascov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladinascov cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Vladinascov works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladinascov to score with a decent uppercut.
Vladinascov drops Gracie with a straight right hand, right on the button! Vladinascov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Vladinascov!