PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Overdose might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Powerthirst. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. On his way into the cage it seems that Alistair Overdose has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alistair Overdose seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Overdose
vs
Gracie

210 cm
25
289 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

219 cm
22
269 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Overdose is breathing heavily.
Overdose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie motions for Overdose to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Gracie forces Overdose back against the cage and clinches.
Overdose throws a head punch that misses.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Overdose scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Coalman Gracie has been cut.
Overdose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Overdose swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.

Overdose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Overdose misses with punches from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Overdose is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gracie defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Overdose won't let him.

Overdose working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Even with his hooks in, Overdose manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gracie is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Overdose off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Overdose thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Overdose misses with a punch to the head.
Overdose is striking from the back but Gracie escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Overdose thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.

Overdose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Overdose throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Overdose looking to ground and pound but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Overdose 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 working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Overdose tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Overdose cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overdose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Overdose lands with a good body shot.
Coalman Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overdose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overdose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Overdose as he avoids it easily.
Overdose moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Crunch! Overdose slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Overdose does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overdose.
Overdose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overdose looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overdose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie works Overdose's body with a nice hook.
Overdose lands a jab.
Overdose scores with a head kick.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Overdose in a clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Alistair Overdose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coalman Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Overdose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Overdose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overdose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overdose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Overdose prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Overdose.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Overdose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Overdose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gracie moves into the clinch.

Gracie wants the takedown. Overdose is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Overdose's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie postures up in Overdose's guard and throws a big left but Overdose blocks it.
Gracie postures up in Overdose's guard and throws a big left but Overdose blocks it.
Gracie postures up in Overdose's guard and throws a big left but Overdose blocks it.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Overdose has wrist control.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Overdose has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Overdose has wrist control.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Overdose pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overdose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throws a strike but Overdose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overdose throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Overdose's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coalman Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overdose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Overdose blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Overdose has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Overdose has wrist control.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Overdose blocks nicely.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overdose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overdose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Overdose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Overdose!

Overdose is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Overdose pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie postures up in Overdose's guard and throws a big left but Overdose blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie throws a strike but Overdose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overdose throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Overdose's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Overdose blocks nicely.
Overdose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overdose trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coalman Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coalman Gracie!
Coalman Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.