PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Rando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Rando

185 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rorion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Rando!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Rando moves out of range.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Rando.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rando throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Rando lands a lovely overhand right.
Rando misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rando as he jumps to the side.
Rando scores with a jab to the body.

Rando takes the fight into the clinch.

Rando breaks the clinch.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Rando pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Rando.
Rando trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rando is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control but Rando is working from the bottom.
Gracie prevents Rando from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rando fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rando manages to avoid it.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
William Rando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rando tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rando avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Rando smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rando throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Rando swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Rando has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Rando looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Rando trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Rando is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rando gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rando keeps moving.
Gracie is fighting to break Rando's control of his arms but Rando is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorion Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rando throws a combination that misses
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a jab when Rando was well out of range.
Gracie moves out of range as Rando strikes.
Gracie tries to bum rush Rando with a series of wild strikes but Rando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rando pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Rando is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Rando is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rando is breathing heavily.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stops Rando from getting back to his feet.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rando does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Rorion Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rando tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Rando misses with a jab to the body

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Rando is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rando defends it well.

Rando is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rando is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Rando is defending the position.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rando wants to get back to his feet.
Rando wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rando avoids a punch combination nicely.

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.
Rando works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Rando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rando swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rando.
Rando with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rando throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Rando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorion Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie thuds a left hand into Rando's body.
Rando tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rando slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Rando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Rando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando thows a body shot but no joy.
Rando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rando misses with a body punch
and Rando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rando dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Rando, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Rando against the cage but Rando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rando misses the jab.
Rando tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rando pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rando holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie prevents Rando from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is fighting to break Rando's control of his arms but Rando is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rando is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Rorion Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control but Rando is working from the bottom.
Rando wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rando stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rando has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Rando is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rando manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
William Rando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rando wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rorion Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

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