PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mcduffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleoh Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mcduffy
vs
Gracie

165 cm
21
138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Mcduffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleoh Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcduffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcduffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Mcduffy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooh a lovely combination from Mcduffy sends Gracie down but not out. Mcduffy dives into side control looking to finish.

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Aleoh Gracie has been cut.

Mcduffy decides to stand back up.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcduffy finish him?
Mcduffy misses with a double jab.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcduffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy misses with a double jab.
Mcduffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Mcduffy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Mcduffy misses.
Mcduffy misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick Mcduffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcduffy's waist but Mcduffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Mcduffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcduffy misses with a wild combination.
Mcduffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcduffy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcduffy misses with a wild combination.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcduffy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mcduffy throws a combination that misses

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcduffy keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcduffy wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mcduffy keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to control but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcduffy's waist but Mcduffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Patrick Mcduffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleoh Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcduffy.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mcduffy pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Mcduffy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleoh Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcduffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcduffy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mcduffy!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mcduffy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mcduffy is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcduffy is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie tries to control but Mcduffy wriggling away.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcduffy has worked his arm free - good work by Mcduffy!
Gracie trying to control the action but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Mcduffy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcduffy defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie wants to stand but Mcduffy has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleoh Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleoh Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mcduffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy swinging wilding here.
Mcduffy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie postures up in Mcduffy's guard and throws a big left but Mcduffy blocks it.
Mcduffy keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcduffy keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Mcduffy is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Mcduffy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gracie is working an open guard so Mcduffy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patrick Mcduffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcduffy throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcduffy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie trying to control but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.
Gracie distracts Mcduffy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcduffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Mcduffy won't let him.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleoh Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleoh Gracie!