PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grecko Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Daintoro
vs
Gracie

189 cm
23
263 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
30
280 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Daintoro moves away.
St Daintoro throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. St Daintoro ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
St Daintoro connects with a high kick.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Daintoro digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on St Daintoro's shoulder, as St Daintoro tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Daintoro throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
St Daintoro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Daintoro connects with a body shot.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Daintoro misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from St Daintoro both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Grecko Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
St Daintoro cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
St Daintoro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Daintoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by St Daintoro.
Danga de danga de dang - St Daintoro scores with a four punch combination!
St Daintoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Daintoro throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
St Daintoro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Daintoro lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
St Daintoro lands with a shot to the body.
St Daintoro looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
St Daintoro cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Daintoro circles away quickly and effectively.
St Daintoro lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
St Daintoro digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
St Daintoro fails to land with a series of punches.
St Daintoro scores with a head kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Daintoro.
St Daintoro lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Daintoro scores with a shot to the body.
St Daintoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Daintoro stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Daintoro jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Daintoro lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Daintoro.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Daintoro slips under a jab from Gracie.
St Daintoro lands a head shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - St Daintoro circles away.
St Daintoro is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Daintoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Daintoro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Daintoro scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Daintoro thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Daintoro.
St Daintoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

St Daintoro lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! St Daintoro takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gracie is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can St Daintoro finish him?
St Daintoro thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
St Daintoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
St Daintoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie avoids the head kick by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Daintoro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
St Daintoro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Daintoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Daintoro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - St Daintoro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Daintoro throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from St Daintoro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olivin St Daintoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olivin St Daintoro is winning the standup battle so far.
St Daintoro ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Daintoro cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Daintoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St Daintoro has got the better of the exchanges.
St Daintoro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Daintoro jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Daintoro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards St Daintoro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
St Daintoro scores with a body shot.
St Daintoro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Daintoro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

St Daintoro lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! St Daintoro stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
St Daintoro connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Daintoro lands with a shot to the body.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Daintoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
St Daintoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by St Daintoro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Daintoro.
St Daintoro throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

St Daintoro drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so St Daintoro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Daintoro closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! St Daintoro dives in looking to finish! Gracie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivin St Daintoro!
Olivin St Daintoro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.