PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Danzig has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Danzig
vs
Tracy

172 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Tracy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tracy pinned against the cage. Tracy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tracy has closed the distance and engaged Danzig in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tracy.
Tracy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzig is defending well for now.
Danzig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tracy's elbow.
Tracy avoiding damage.
Danzig misses with a body punch.
Danzig is trying to force a seperation but Tracy has the dominant position.
Tracy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mac Danzig has been cut.
Tracy controlling the action here for a moment.
Tracy pushes Danzig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tracy moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.
Tracy tries to clinch but Danzig moves out of range.
Good work by Danzig as he checks the leg kick.

Tracy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Danzig quickly recovers to half guard.

Tracy is working for a kimura but Danzig is defending it quite comfortably.
Tracy slows the pace down in half guard.
Tracy blocks the strikes from Danzig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danzig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tracy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tracy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tracy looking to pass the guard.
Tracy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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!
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Tracy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Tracy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tracy misses with a wild combination.
Tracy throws a series of punches but Danzig avoids them all with ease.
Tracy throws a leg kick but Danzig checks it.
Danzig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tracy as he avoids it easily.
Danzig tries for a takedown but Tracy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Danzig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig shoots and misses
and Tracy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tracy throws a nice looking combination but Danzig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danzig moves out of range of the body kick from Tracy.
Danzig shoots and misses
enabling Tracy to counter with a crisp jab.
Danzig looks for a takedown but Tracy sprawls well.
Tracy with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig drops his hands momentarily and Tracy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Tracy closes the distance and clinches.
Tracy tries to work over Danzig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danzig wants to break free but Tracy has control.
Danzig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tracy manages to break the clinch.
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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tracy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danzig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tracy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danzig can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tracy goes for a takedown attempt but Danzig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danzig has his takedown stuffed
letting Tracy counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tracy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Danzig's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tracy misses with a hook. Danzig ducked under it nicely.
Tracy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danzig.
Tracy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tracy.
Danzig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Tracy as Danzig shoots in.
Danzig with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tracy counters with a low kick, right behind Danzig 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Danzig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig staying out of range there.
Danzig misses with a takedown

and Tracy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tracy drops an elbow to the side of Danzig's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tracy controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tracy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tracy is trying to control the action in half guard but Danzig is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Danzig is trying to maintain the position but Tracy is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tracy is just content to waste time from the top position. Danzig takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tracy wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Danzig controls Tracy momentarily but Tracy frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Tracy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Danzig shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tracy pinned against the cage. Tracy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tracy is fending him off so far but Danzig persists. Nope, Tracy circles away and we're back to standing.

Tracy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Danzig was covering up waiting for the punch and Tracy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tracy wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.
Danzig will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tracy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tracy looking to sit in guard and control but Danzig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tracy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tracy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danzig keeps working.
Tracy wants to free his trapped foot but Danzig is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tracy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tracy is trying to control. Danzig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tracy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tracy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Danzig's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tracy clinches up with Danzig and pushes him back against the cage.
Tracy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Tracy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tracy lands with an overhand left.
Tracy throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.
Tracy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danzig shoots and misses
and Tracy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tracy tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
Danzig closes the distance and clinches up with Tracy, looking for a takedown. Danzig pushes Tracy against the cage but Tracy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danzig shoots in and drives through. Tracy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Danzig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tracy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danzig misses with a takedown
and Tracy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tracy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danzig.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danzig avoids it really well and circles away.

Tracy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Danzig tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tracy is in Danzig's guard.
Tracy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Danzig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Danzig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Tracy from controlling successfully.
Tracy throwing strikes but missing.
Tracy looking to sit in guard and control but Danzig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tracy holds on and takes a little breather.
Tracy keeping full guard, as Danzig tries to pass.

Tracy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danzig has passed into half guard!
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!
Tracy wants to improve his position but Danzig is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy is refusing to be controlled, as Danzig sits in half guard.
Patrick Tracy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danzig tries to pass to full mount but Tracy defends it.
Tracy is staying active underneath Danzig, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tracy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tracy is trying to control the position but Danzig postures up.
Danzig slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mac Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Danzig has hold of Tracy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tracy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tracy tries to hold on but Danzig postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tracy gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tracy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tracy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tracy!
After winning the bout, Patrick Tracy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.