PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica Enter Sandman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Joensen's choice of entrance music: Gasolina. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Joensen

190 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

180 cm
33
170 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Joensen gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Joensen controls the action.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Joensen improves position.
Joensen lands a nice uppercut.
Joensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joensen is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Joensen into the cage.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Joensen.
Joensen feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joensen walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Joensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joensen misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Joensen.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Joensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joensen's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Joensen misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Joensen saw that one coming.
Joensen avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Joensen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Joensen settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Joensen throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Joensen moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Joensen takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Joensen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Joensen scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Joensen blocks the low kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joensen.
Joensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie slips a straight right by Joensen.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Joensen throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
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!
Joensen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Joensen.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Joensen takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Joensen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joensen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Joensen.
Joensen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Joensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Joensen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johann Joensen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Joensen's body.
Joensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joensen misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a head kick. That will keep Joensen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Joensen stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Joensen should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Joensen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joensen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a low kick but Joensen moves out of range easily.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joensen stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joensen thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a head kick.

Joensen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Joensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Joensen throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Joensen seems to have recovered his senses.
Joensen checks a low kick from Gracie.
Joensen throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Joensen checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Joensen down.
Joensen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joensen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Joensen off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Joensen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Joensen is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Joensen tries to clinch up.
Joensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joensen slips under a jab.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Joensen.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joensen misses with a lunging right hand

and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joensen lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Joensen.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Joensen trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joensen as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Joensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joensen misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joensen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Joensen trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joensen will feel that in the morning.
A lazy body kick from Joensen
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Gracie lunges at Joensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joensen's hand.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Joensen jumps back.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Joensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Joensen jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joensen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joensen closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Joensen pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joensen lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Joensen throws a body kick that misses.
Joensen throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Joensen's legs.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Gracie staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Joensen's knee but Joensen avoids it well.
Joensen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Joensen sees coming a mile off.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joensen cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joensen needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joensen 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joensen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Joensen shakes it off.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Joensen moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Joensen misses its intended target.
Joensen thumps Gracie with a low kick.
A jab from Joensen finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Joensen misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joensen to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Joensen swinging wildly here.
Joensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Joensen throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Joensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joensen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joensen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johann Joensen.
I think Joensen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johann Joensen!
A relieved looking Johann Joensen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.