PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Stewie Griffen - Rocket Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gracie
vs
Lodin

192 cm
30
222 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

190 cm
32
224 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie drives through and clinches with Lodin against the cage.
Lodin lands a left hand.
Gracie trying to stall but Lodin improves his position.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Lodin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lodin misses with the head strike.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie pushes Lodin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodin stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Lodin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodin working aggressively here.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Lodin crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie is trying to push Lodin away but Lodin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodin.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie tries to break free but Lodin pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Lodin tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Lodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Lodin digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lodin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lodin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lodin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.

Lodin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lodin lands in his opponent's guard.
Lodin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to stand up but Lodin is controlling him.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lodin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Lodin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Lodin is working from the bottom.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Lodin is working from the bottom.
Lodin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Lodin has a good base and remains in mount.
Lodin with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lodin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lodin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gracie is rocked!
Lodin unloading with bombs!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lodin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Lodin has a good base and remains in mount.
Lodin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Lodin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lodin is trying to control here but Gracie has managed to regain half guard.
Lodin slows the pace down in half guard.
Lodin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has control of Lodin's left arm, preventing Lodin from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Lodin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Lodin in his half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to control.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Lodin pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Lodin is defending well.
Lodin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lodin is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodin is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Lodin keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lodin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lodin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Lodin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lodin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Lodin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Lodin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lodin did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Lodin wants to get back to full guard.
Lodin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Lodin is keeping him busy.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lodin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lodin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lodin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Frank Lodin has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Lodin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lodin is looking to improve his position.
Lodin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a strike but Lodin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lodin trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lodin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Lodin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Lodin tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Lodin is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lodin unloading with bombs!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Lodin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Lodin content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Lodin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lodin lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gracie! Lodin sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gracie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Lodin!
Our winner, Frank Lodin, 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.