PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Rabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Blues
vs
Rabi

209 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

223 cm
18
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Jake Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gracie Rabi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rabi scores a takedown into full mount!
Blues is looking to improve his position but Rabi isn't that keen on the idea.
Blues is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blues holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rabi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rabi avoids the attempt from Blues to control.
Rabi trying to control but Blues is having none of it.

Rabi is working for a guillotine from mount but Blues frees his head quite easily.
Blues might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rabi tries to control but Blues wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Rabi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rabi trying to control but Blues is having none of it.
Rabi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Blues defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rabi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rabi controlling the pace for now.

Rabi is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Rabi misses with a takedown
and Blues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blues cracks Rabi with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rabi to the mat! Rabi manages to get full guard.
Rabi looking to control.
Blues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabi on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabi keeping moving, preventing Blues from controlling successfully.
Rabi wants to sweep here but Blues controlling him for the moment.
Blues with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blues is pushing down on Rabi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rabi is fighting to maintain full guard but Blues has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rabi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blues wants to pass the guard but Rabi is keeping the position.

Rabi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blues can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rabi looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues postures up.
Blues wants to control from the top but Rabi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blues throws a big right hand that misses.
Rabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blues wants to control from the top but Rabi keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blues would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rabi wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gracie Rabi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blues looking to score a takedown here. Rabi is defending well but Blues drives through and ends up in Rabi's guard.
Rabi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blues.
Blues trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rabi's guard.
Rabi controls Blues momentarily but Blues frees himself.
Rabi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Blues postures up.
Blues wants to get up but he can't break Rabi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rabi looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gracie Rabi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blues throws a series of strikes that have Rabi backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rabi tries to keep at a distance but Blues has taken the fight into the clinch.

Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Blues.
Rabi lands with a shot to the body.
Blues lands with a cross.

Blues gets a double leg takedown into Rabi's guard.
Rabi controls Blues momentarily but Blues frees himself.
Blues wants to control from the top but Rabi keeps moving.
Rabi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabi keeping moving, preventing Blues from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Blues drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rabi dives on top into guard.
Blues looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rabi is one step ahead there.
Rabi is standing up over Blues. Blues looks to escape but Rabi dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Blues's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Rabi.
Blues gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blues is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blues on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blues tries to get out of the position.
Rabi unloads with some shots from mount but Blues bucks and avoids them well.
Rabi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blues?
Rabi trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabi looking to finish with strikes here!
Blues tries to lock up and control but Rabi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blues keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blues wants to control but Rabi is having none of it.
Rabi looking to control but Blues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blues dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rabi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Rabi tenderised Blues's leg. Blues is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rabi misses with a takedown attempt

so Blues counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rabi trying to control the position.
Rabi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bluesis looking to pass into half guard but Rabi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rabi is in guard.
Rabi wanted to stand there but Blues had control of the position.
Blues keeping moving, preventing Rabi from controlling successfully.
Blues has Rabi pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blues is looking to sweep but instead, Rabi has passed into half guard.
Blues is looking for a sweep. Rabi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rabi stops Blues from getting back to his feet.
Rabi prevents Blues from improving his position.
Blues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rabi.
Rabi moves into full mount! Blues won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blues is trying to reverse the position but instead Rabi has taken his back - oops!
Rabi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Will Rabi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, Rabi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rabi is not going to allow Blues to sit and survive in this position.

Rabi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blues knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blues for a finish.
Blues trying to control the hands but Rabi won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues tries to break free.
Rabi scores with strikes from the back.
Blues trying to control but not successfully.
Rabi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Blues.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rabi controlling the positon.
Blues looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rabi.

Rabi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blues has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Blues is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rabi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie Rabi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rabi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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