PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bringer Of Hype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Of Hype
vs
Gracie

168 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bringer Of Hype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Hype tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hype moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie has Hype pressed against the cage, preventing Hype from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hype wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Hype is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Hype tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Hype is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.

Hype escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bringer Of Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hype dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Hype moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hype is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hype is looking to score with low kicks.
Hype scores with a leg kick.
Hype with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hype connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hype throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie looks winded!
That kick from Hype tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Bringer Of Hype is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hype looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hype. Hype obviously looking to wear him down.
Hype throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hype lands a high kick!
Hype throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hype connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hype.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hype.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hype there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hype connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Hype tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hype. Hype obviously looking to wear him down.
Hype punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hype.
Hype looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hype lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hype lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Hype connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hype manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hype. That's going to slow Gracie down.
That kick from Hype tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hype lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Hype lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hype 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hype.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bringer Of Hype dominated that 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.

Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hype misses with a low kick.
Hype dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hype moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Hype sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hype throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Hype buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hype is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Hype fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hype.
Hype thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Hype connects with an inside leg kick.
Hype throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hype thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hype. Hype obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hype.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hype lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hype connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hype.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hype lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hype.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hype can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hype.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
Hype lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hype turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bringer Of Hype is winning the standup battle so far.
Hype moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hype fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hype lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hype - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hype. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hype connects with a solid leg kick.
Hype connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hype connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hype connects with a high kick.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hype can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Hype there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hype chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bringer Of Hype dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hype moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hype scores with a leg kick.
Hype misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hype throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
Hype scores with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hype lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hype fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hype scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hype is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Hype feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rob Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hype throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Hype throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hype fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hype throws a nice head kick!
Hype scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hype.
Bringer Of Hype is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hype with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hype.
Hype punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Hype lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hype can pounce on him.
Hype takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Hype cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hype. Hype obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hype.
Hype moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hype.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hype pinned against the cage. Hype gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hype scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hype cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hype scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hype.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hype scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hype.
Hype lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Hype there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hype lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rob Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hype scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bringer Of Hype showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hype has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bringer Of Hype!