PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bransen Garibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Garibold
vs
Gracie

179 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
33
186 lbs
24 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Divinity 160Q

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bransen Garibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garibold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gracie pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Garibold is having none of it.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garibold stops Gracie from standing up.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Garibold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Ryan Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garibold. Gracie shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garibold misses with a head kick.
Garibold misses with a body shot.
Garibold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bransen Garibold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibold scores with a nice body kick.
Garibold throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Garibold throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Garibold only half commits.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses

and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Garibold is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garibold has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garibold tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garibold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.

Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Garibold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garibold won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Garibold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Garibold has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibold takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Garibold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for a sweep but Garibold has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Garibold pushes him away.
Garibold prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie tries to control the position but Garibold now has his back.
Gracie is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Garibold won't let him.
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 Bransen Garibold will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garibold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garibold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garibold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Garibold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses.
Garibold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Garibold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
A big right from Garibold misses.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a straight right by Garibold.
Garibold throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses.
Garibold tries a head kick but it misses.
Garibold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibold throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters by clinching up.

Gracie pulls Garibold into guard.
Garibold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Garibold is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garibold puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garibold controlling the action here.
Gracie is trying to control but Garibold passes into side control!
Gracie tries to bench press Garibold off him but Garibold keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garibold wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Garibold is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bransen Garibold just wasn't active enough.
Nice cross by Garibold.
Garibold throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie clobbers Garibold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Garibold misses.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Garibold.
Garibold throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Garibold only half commits.
Garibold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garibold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibold misses with a wild body shot.
Garibold misses with a combination

and Gracie moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bransen Garibold dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garibold is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Garibold throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Garibold tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Garibold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garibold throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Garibold lands with an overhand left.
Garibold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Garibold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibold looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Garibold shows good takedown defense.
Garibold misses with a kick to the body.
Garibold tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Garibold looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Garibold is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Bransen Garibold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie moves out of range as Garibold throws a body kick.
Garibold throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Garibold misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibold throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garibold to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garibold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garibold throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Garibold misses with a hook.
Garibold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Garibold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garibold thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibold.
Garibold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Garibold settles back down.
Garibold misses with an uppercut

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Garibold is defending well.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Garibold uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garibold pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Garibold is keeping the position.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garibold is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie is pulling down on Garibold's head. It's preventing any offense from Garibold, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bransen Garibold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garibold, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bransen Garibold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garibold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bransen Garibold!