PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Green. Supko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HERE WE GOOOOO! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Gracie
vs
Supko

192 cm
21
222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Supko is keeping the position for now.
Supko working a defensive guard here.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Supko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Supko is retaining full guard.
Supko trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Supko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Supko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Supko doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Supko's guard now.
Supko controlling Gracie's posture.
Supko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supko trying to control the position.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Supko defends it.
Supko is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Supko's head.
Supko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Supko stuffs the takedown.
Supko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Supko won't be happy with that.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supko prevents Gracie from improving position.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Supko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Supko is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Supko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Supko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Supko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Supko in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supko thows a big elbow that misses.
Supko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Supko's guard.
Supko is controlling Gracie's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Supko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes but Supko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Supko working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Supko dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Supko's head and hops out.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Supko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Supko's guard now.
Supko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Supko is retaining full guard.
Supko can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Supko wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie winds up and cracks Supko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Supko manages to get to full guard.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Supko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supko is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Supko has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Supko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Supko getting side control.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Supko scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Supko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie gets back to full guard.

Gracie has his foot on Supko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Supko works his way back into a safe position though.
Supko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Supko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Supko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Supko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Supko controlling him for the moment.
Supko cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Supko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Supko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Supko!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Supko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Supko wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Supko manages to avoid easily.
Supko suckers Gracie into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Supko is now in Gracie's guard!
Supko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Supko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Supko!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Supko can't escape the position.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Supko tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.

Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Supko is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 has momentary wrist control but Supko slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Supko throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie throws an elbow but Supko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Supko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie working away.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Supko defends.
Supko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Supko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko controlling the position well.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Supko is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Supko avoid being mounted?
Supko moves into full guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Supko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Supko is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Supko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Supko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Supko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Supko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Supko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Supko connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Supko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Supko throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Supko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Supko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Supko stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Supko shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Supko to regain full guard.
Gracie pushing down on Supko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Supko defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Gracie!