PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat's entrance music is U.S.A. National Anthem. A fine choice. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica Enter Sandman. Mahmoud Denjat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Denjat
vs
Gracie

182 cm
30
175 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
179 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Denjat tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Gracie catches Denjat right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Denjat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Denjat misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie stuns Denjat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denjat thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Denjat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denjat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Denjat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denjat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denjat throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denjat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Denjat ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Denjat thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Denjat dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Gracie cracks the inside of Denjat's front leg.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denjat just misses with a punch to the body.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Denjat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Denjat.
Denjat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denjat avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Denjat throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Denjat.
Gracie misses with a hook. Denjat ducked under it nicely.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Denjat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denjat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denjat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denjat throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Denjat throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Denjat misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Denjat throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Denjat misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Denjat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Denjat throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Denjat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denjat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie lands a jab to Denjat's midsection.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Denjat moved away.
Denjat scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denjat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denjat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denjat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denjat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Denjat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Denjat works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denjat moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Denjat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Denjat tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Denjat misses with a body kick.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denjat.
Denjat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denjat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws the left hand but Denjat avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denjat.
Denjat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Denjat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
A big left from Denjat misses.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Denjat works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denjat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denjat manages to avoid it.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie throws a push kick but Denjat slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denjat throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a right hand that Denjat ducks under and follows up with a left that Denjat also avoids with ease.
Denjat throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denjat throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie punishes Denjat's body with a nice straight punch.
Denjat is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Denjat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Denjat throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denjat scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Denjat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denjat misses with a hook.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denjat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denjat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denjat misses with the combination.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Denjat should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Denjat is looking to land body kicks.
Denjat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denjat is able to avoid easily.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denjat.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denjat as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gracie throws a head kick but Denjat moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Denjat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Denjat lands a jab-cross combination.
Denjat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Denjat's front leg but catches the back leg as Denjat tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denjat missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denjat lands with a nice body kick.
Denjat swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Denjat defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Denjat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Denjat shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie tests Denjat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Denjat misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denjat's head backwards.
Denjat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denjat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Gracie.
Mahmoud Denjat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie digs a good hook to Denjat's body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Denjat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Denjat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Denjat's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denjat takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body

so Denjat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Denjat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Denjat is having none of it.
Denjat pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Denjat is controlling him well.
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!
Denjat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denjat is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Denjat control the position.
Denjat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Denjat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie is in trouble now - Denjat has advanced to mount!
Gracie really wants to buck Denjat off and get back to his feet.
Denjat 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.
Denjat punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denjat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie really wants to buck Denjat off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mahmoud Denjat.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
Our winner, Holden Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.