PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jardine comes to the cage accompanied by Calm Like A Bomb- Rage Against the Machine. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jardine
vs
Gracie

185 cm
27
193 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randjob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine misses the body punch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jardine moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jardine lands the left hand.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jardine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jardine misses with a right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jardine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jardine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jardine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie tests Jardine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jardine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Jardine in close.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Jardine defends easily.
Jardine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Jardine defends easily.
Jardine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jardine throws a big right hand that misses.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jardine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jardine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jardine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jardine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jardine.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jardine throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jardine's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie passes Jardine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jardine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine moves into full guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jardine has wrist control.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Jardine's brow.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Jardine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jardine manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Jardine's guard.

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

Jardine isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Jardine 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 Gracie!
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jardine manages to get back to half guard.

Jardine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Jardine is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jardine actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randjob Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Jardine shakes it off.
Jardine throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Jardine on that attempt.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jardine's hands.
Bob Jardine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Jardine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Randjob Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jardine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jardine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jardine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jardine's back!

Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
Jardine tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Jardine working to try and regain half guard.
Jardine taking shots to the head.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!

Gracie has hold of Jardine's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jardine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Jardine is trying desperately to improve position.

Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie breaks from Jardine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jardine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine thows a big elbow that misses.
Jardine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jardine defends it easily.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Jardine postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jardine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jardine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jardine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jardine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jardine defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Jardine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jardine working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randjob Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jardines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jardine misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Jardine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jardine misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Jardine is keeping him busy.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Jardine is having none of it.
Jardine gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jardine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Jardine's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie 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.

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

Jardine looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Jardine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Jardine keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.

Jardine has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gracie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jardine.
Jardine sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Jardine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Jardine defends the submission attempt.
Jardine tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jardine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jardine is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jardine manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jardine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jardine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Jardine scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gracie is looking for a way out.
Gracie takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Gracie hold on?! Jardine is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jardine with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randjob Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

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