PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two comes to the cage accompanied by North Korean Army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Two
vs
Gracie

180 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
186 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Non-Stop Nutrition

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Two misses the shot to the body.

Two looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie controlling the position well.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Two thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Two accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Two controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Two tries to pass.
Two trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Two tries to pass.
Two trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Two controls the pace.
Two throws a big right hand that misses.
Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Two wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Two misses.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Two can pounce on him.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Two is avoiding it.
Two misses with a jab, cross combination.
Two looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Two throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Two shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a body shot.

Two gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Two wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

Two is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Two working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Two wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Gracie.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
Gracie wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Two dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Two. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Two sprawls well.
Gracie misses with a hook.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie controlling the pace.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Two is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Two is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Two keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Two is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Mark Two overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Two is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Two.
Gracie finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Two throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Two loaded up on that one.
Gracie tries to hold on but Two pushes him away.
Two thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Two putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two lands a big elbow.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Two throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Two loaded up on that one.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Two thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Two working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two unloads with some shots from mount but Gracie bucks and avoids them well.
Two thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two throws a sloppy strike and Gracie uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gracie has ended up in Two's guard.
Two looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Two keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Two dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Gracie swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Two lands a right hook to the body.
Two scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Two avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body punch but Two moves out of range.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Two.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Two manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie stands and throws Two's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Two is looking to reverse the position.
Two wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Two defending against the ground and pound.
Two is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Two keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Two is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Two is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Two controlling the positon.
Two lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Two is controlling the position but Gracie somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Two stalling.
Mark Two is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Two is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Two controlling the pace.
Two is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Ryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Two is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Two showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Two, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Two!
Mark Two seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.