PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Animal I Have Become. Cyborg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Awaken . Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gracie
vs
Cyborg

175 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

168 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heston Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cyborg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Cyborg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.
Cyborg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cyborg momentarily.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cyborg tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cyborg closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.

Cyborg breaks the clinch.
Cyborg lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg lands a head shot.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyborg. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with a looping right.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cyborg finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Cyborg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Cyborg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cyborg moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Cyborg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Cyborg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyborg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cyborg sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cyborg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Cyborg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Cyborg's head.
Cyborg is looking to escape.
Cyborg trying to control here.
Cyborg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Cyborg wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Cyborg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cyborg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cyborg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie 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.
Cyborg is trying to control but can't.
Gracie trying to advance position but Cyborg counters by regaining guard.
Cyborg trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Cyborg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Cyborg rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Cyborg is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg working aggressively here.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.

Cyborg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Cyborg avoids it.

Cyborg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cyborg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cyborg.
Cyborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cyborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.

Cyborg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Cyborg wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses

and Cyborg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Cyborg scores with a decent looking hook.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cyborg slips a jab from Gracie.
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cyborg counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Cyborg moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cyborg is able to avoid easily.
Cyborg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cyborg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Cyborg punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cyborg as he connects with a hook.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cyborg moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg lands an overhand right.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Gracie lands with a hook. Cyborg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cyborg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Cyborg had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cyborg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Cyborg lands with a good body shot.
Cyborg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cyborg is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cyborg finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Cyborg takes one to the chin there.
Cyborg throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Cyborg only half commits.
Cyborg misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Cyborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cyborg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cyborg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Cyborg tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg lands a slapping body shot.
Cyborg tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Cyborg settles back down.
Cyborg throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Cyborg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Cyborg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Gracie swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
Cyborg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Cyborg wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cyborg lands a right hook to the body.
Heston Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Cyborg's body.
A combination from Cyborg does no damage.
Jab from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cyborg is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Cyborg circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heston Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Gracie throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cyborg missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Cyborg's body. Cyborg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cyborg's corner calls for a 1-2. Cyborg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cyborg swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Cyborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cyborg thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Cyborg.
Cyborg defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Cyborg lands with a cross.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut.
Cyborg connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands a jab to the head.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyborg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cyborg misses the jab.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cyborg misses with a straight right.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Cyborg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cyborg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
A victorious Chris Cyborg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.