PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randsome Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by We Steady Mobbin!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Drago
vs
Gracie

193 cm
29
205 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randsome Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots and misses
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khal Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randsome Gracie.
Drago works the jab nicely.
Drago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Drago counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie dives in and grabs Drago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Drago tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.

Drago manages to break the clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drago tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Drago instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie looks gassed!
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.

Drago closes the distance and clinches.
Drago pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Drago breaks the clinch.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drago turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Drago throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Drago lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drago in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Drago.
Drago in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drago.

Drago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Drago rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drago pulls Gracie into guard.
Drago is trying to keep Gracie in close.

Drago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Drago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Drago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab lands there for Drago.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago which made him look bad.
Drago wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.

Drago moves into the clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Drago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khal Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randsome Gracie.

Drago decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control the position here.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Drago holds on and takes a little breather.

Drago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drago is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

Drago kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khal Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Drago moves into the clinch.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Khal Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drago is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drago works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drago drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago is working the combinations to good effect here.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal Drago 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!

Drago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Khal Drago is winning the standup battle so far.

Drago instigates a clinch.

Drago ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Drago no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Drago is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Drago is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Drago is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drago avoid being mounted?
Drago is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie stops Drago from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drago is looking to escape.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.

Khal Drago has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khal Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Drago has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Randsome Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Khal Drago!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Khal Drago!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Khal Drago!

Khal Drago wins by unanimous decision!