PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Scull

181 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Scull!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scull moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scull defending well though.
Scull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Scull pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Scull tries to clinch but Gracie moves away

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scull's guard.
Scull is trying to keep Gracie in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scull keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Scull keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Scull has wrist control.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Scull for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Scull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

We're going to have a standup here because Ralph Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scull wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie prevents Scull from getting the reversal.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scull because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scull manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scull tries to clinch but Gracie moves away

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie trying to control but Scull is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scull can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Scull keeps moving.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scull really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Scull blocks nicely.
Scull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Ralph Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Scull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scull is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ralph Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scull tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Scull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scull looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Jason Scull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Gracie catches Scull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Scull's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Scull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ralph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie cracks Scull with an open hand slap.
Scull closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scull won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Scull is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Scull is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie looking to control but instead Scull has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Scull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie trying to control the action but Scull is working from the bottom.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but Scull is blocking nicely.
Gracie not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Scull keeps moving.
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.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie distracts Scull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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