PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Schroeder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Schroeder
vs
Gracie

190 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
199 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Schroeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schroeder was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Schroeder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Schroeder can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Schroeder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is pressing down on Schroeder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schroeder is holding on for now.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Schroeder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Schroeder is defending well.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Schroeder's head.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Schroeder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Schroeder is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Schroeder is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Schroeder's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schroeder.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schroeder is looking to escape.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Schroeder manages to avoid easily.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schroeder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Schroeder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schroeder tries to get out of the position.
Schroeder wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.

Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Schroeder is in no mood to give up.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Schroeder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schroeder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie controlling from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie looks for the body kick but Schroeder saw that one coming.
Schroeder tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schroeder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Schroeder.
Schroeder tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schroeder throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Schroeder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schroeder moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Schroeder's torso.
Schroeder fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schroeder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Schroeder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie stops Schroeder from standing up.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schroeder keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schroeder wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control but Schroeder is working from the bottom.
Schroeder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schroeder wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Schroeder is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Schroeder avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Schroeder blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schroeder being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schroeder being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie postures up in Schroeder's guard and throws a big left but Schroeder blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Schroeder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Schroeder.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schroeder is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schroeder's legs.
Gracie wants to control but Schroeder is keeping him busy.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schroeder!
Schroeder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

It looks like Brian Schroeder has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Schroeder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schroeder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie cracks Schroeder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schroeder wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Schroeder is rocked!
Gracie softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Schroeder is out cold! Gracie jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Gracie!