PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Christopher Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gracie
vs
Baggins

165 cm
26
143 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

150 cm
30
135 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frodo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baggins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Baggins counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Baggins.
Baggins moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Baggins avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Baggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Baggins counters with a nice uppercut.
Baggins fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baggins stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Baggins checks it.
Baggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Baggins throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baggins throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Baggins misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Baggins staying out of range there.
Baggins misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Baggins down.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Baggins misses with a few strikes there.
Baggins misses with a wild combination.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Baggins scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Baggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Baggins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Baggins is just out of range.
Baggins throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baggins misses with a hook.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Baggins avoids it well.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Baggins takes it in his stride.
Gracie swings for the body but Baggins moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baggins throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie tries a low kick but Baggins avoids it.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Baggins with a hook.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Baggins's head but Baggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
letting Baggins counter with a right hand.
Baggins throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Baggins lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie throws a head kick but Baggins moves out of range.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Baggins's head but Baggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Baggins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Baggins delivers a nice body kick.
Baggins scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baggins defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Baggins is out of range.
Baggins swinging wildly here.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Baggins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Baggins is just out of range.
Christopher Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Baggins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Baggins's knee but Baggins avoids it well.
Baggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
An inside leg kick from Baggins misses.
Baggins swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Baggins throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins with a jab.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Baggins's head.
Gracie defending well as Baggins loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie tries to work over Baggins's front leg with a kick but Baggins checks it.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baggins misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baggins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Baggins counter with a right hand.
Baggins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Baggins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Baggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christopher Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Baggins scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frodo Baggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Baggins checks a leg kick.
Baggins throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baggins.
Baggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie cracks the inside of Baggins's front leg.
Baggins misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Baggins misses with a combination
and Baggins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick. That will keep Baggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baggins throws a good cross that connects.
Baggins throws a one two combo.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baggins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baggins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baggins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baggins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baggins throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baggins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baggins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Baggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baggins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Baggins throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Baggins slips under a jab.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Baggins throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gracie misses
enabling Baggins to counter with a crisp jab.
Baggins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Baggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Baggins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baggins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie throws a right hand that Baggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Baggins also avoids with ease.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baggins just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Baggins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baggins lands with a nice body punch.
Baggins throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Baggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Baggins is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Baggins.
Baggins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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