PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Breckinridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stracci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Breckinridge
vs
Stracci

176 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Breckinridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Stracci!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breckinridge is looking to clinch but Stracci is avoiding it.
Stracci shoots in looking for a takedown but Breckinridge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stracci's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stracci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Breckinridge counters by moving into the clinch.
Breckinridge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stracci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Breckinridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stracci avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stracci is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Breckinridge gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larry Breckinridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Stracci.
Breckinridge gets underhooks to prevent Stracci's takedown attempt.
Breckinridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stracci is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Breckinridge pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stracci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stracci is looking for a takedown.
Stracci blocks an elbow strike.
Breckinridge trying to land knees to the body.
Breckinridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Stracci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Breckinridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ron Stracci has been cut.
Stracci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stracci takes an elbow to the temple.
Stracci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Breckinridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Breckinridge stalling the fight.
Breckinridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stracci is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stracci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stracci is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Breckinridge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breckinridge prevents a takedown attempt there.
Breckinridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stracci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Breckinridge.
Nice elbow from Breckinridge.
Breckinridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Breckinridge lands an elbow that stopped Stracci in his tracks for a moment.
Breckinridge lands an elbow inside.
Breckinridge misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stracci takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stracci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Breckinridge leaning against his opponent.
Breckinridge lands a damaging elbow.
Breckinridge prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stracci avoiding damage as Breckinridge throws knees to the body.
Stracci avoiding damage as Breckinridge throws knees to the body.
Breckinridge misses with an elbow strike.
Stracci avoids a wild elbow strike from Breckinridge.
Stracci is trying to drag Breckinridge to the mat but Breckinridge just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stracci tries for a takedown. No joy.
Breckinridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stracci can't get the takedown.
Stracci avoiding damage as Breckinridge throws knees to the body.
Breckinridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Stracci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stracci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Breckinridge lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stracci drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Breckinridge gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Breckinridge throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Breckinridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Stracci's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stracci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Breckinridge avoids it really well and circles away.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Stracci moves out of range.
Stracci closes this distance looking for a takedown but Breckinridge circles away.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Stracci is having none of it.

Breckinridge moves into range and clinches up with Stracci.
Stracci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stracci letting Breckinridge take a breather here.

Stracci tightens his grip and picks Breckinridge up, before dumping him to the ground. Breckinridge manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stracci lands a couple of digs.
Stracci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stracci scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stracci throws a big right hand that misses.
Stracci working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Breckinridge's head.
Breckinridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stracci on the ground.
Stracci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stracci trying to control but Breckinridge is working from the bottom.
Stracci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stracci landing some decent shots from guard.
Stracci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stracci throwing strikes but missing.
Stracci throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stracci passes Breckinridge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Breckinridge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stracci.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stracci scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stracci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stracci in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Breckinridge tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stracci!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron Stracci!