PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Sindac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Doggystyle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Grace was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sindac
vs
Grace

190 cm
23
241 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rene Sindac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sindac is looking to stand up but Grace isn't so interested in that idea.
Grace looking to sit in guard and control but Sindac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sindac postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
Grace wants to sweep here but Sindac controlling him for the moment.
Grace has a closed guard, preventing Sindac from standing up.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace has a closed guard, preventing Sindac from standing up.
Sindac pushes down on Grace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grace is looking to escape.
Sindac trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sindac doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Grace counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sindac can't keep his opponent in guard - Grace advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grace working Sindac over with strikes.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sindac is trying to control but can't.
Grace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sindac wants to control but Grace is keeping busy.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sindac defending well though.
Grace winds up and cracks Sindac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sindac knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grace content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a head shot. Sindac uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Grace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sindac is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grace, into his guard.
Sindac trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sindac thows a big elbow that misses.
Grace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sindac sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grace's guard.
Grace is trying to stand back up but Sindac is controlling him
Sindac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sindac's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sindac is trying to maintain the position but Grace is very close to passing his half guard.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace is thwarting Sindac's attempts to control the position.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sindac defending well though.
Sindac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sindac trying to control but Grace postures up.
Sindac is trying to get back to full guard.
Grace throwing shots but Sindac is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Grace drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sindac wants to get back to his feet but Grace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sindac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grace.
Grace trying to move into half guard but instead Sindac has managed to sweep!
Sindac wanted to stand there but Grace had control of the position.
Grace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sindac manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sindac wants to stand up but Grace is controlling him.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Grace stands up over Sindac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sindac is on top in guard.
Sindac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace pulls Sindac in close to prevent any damage.
Sindac trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sindac preventing the sweep.
Sindac trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Sindac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Max Grace has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sindac trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Grace wants to stand but Sindac is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sindac sprawls well initially but Grace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Grace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sindac sees it coming and defends easily.
Sindac looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sindac's half guard.
Sindac taking some punishment here, with Grace in his half guard.
Sindac wants to control but Grace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sindac is refusing to be controlled, as Grace sits in half guard.
Grace lands strikes from half guard.
Grace misses with a head shot. Sindac uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Sindac is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace landing some decent shots from guard.
Sindac trying to keep a closed guard but Grace is proving a slippery customer.
Sindac is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grace is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sindac manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Sindac looking for a guillotine from mount but Grace is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sindac misses with a head shot.
Sindac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grace blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sindac throws some wild stikes that Grace manages to avoid easily.
Grace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grace is squirming around, avoiding Sindac's attempts to control the action.
Sindac sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sindac controlling from the full mount.
Sindac tries to control but Grace wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sindac unloading with bombs!
Sindac looking to control but Grace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sindac 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Grace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grace 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Grace!