PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hudley Standish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reckuva Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hudley Standish
vs
Gracie

175 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Hudley Standish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reckuva Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie instigates a clinch.
Hudley Standish lands a knee to the body.

Hudley Standish breaks the clinch.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick that misses.
Hudley Standish scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Hudley Standish throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hudley Standish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hudley Standish checks the leg kick.
Hudley Standish throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hudley Standish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Hudley Standish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hudley Standish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hudley Standish throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudley Standish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hudley Standish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hudley Standish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie keeps control of Hudley Standish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but Hudley Standish stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hudley Standish landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hudley Standish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hudley Standish just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hudley Standish throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hudley Standish counters with a head kick.
Hudley Standish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Charles Hudley Standish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudley Standish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hudley Standish.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charles Hudley Standish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reckuva Gracie.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudley Standish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Charles Hudley Standish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudley Standish throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hudley Standish moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Hudley Standish looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Hudley Standish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudley Standish throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
A head kick from Hudley Standish lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Hudley Standish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hudley Standish throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hudley Standish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hudley Standish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Hudley Standish doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Hudley Standish throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudley Standish lands a head shot.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudley Standish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hudley Standish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hudley Standish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hudley Standish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hudley Standish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hudley Standish.

Hudley Standish closes the distance and clinches.
Hudley Standish looking to stall.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish missing with knees to the body.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hudley Standish lands a knee to the body.
Hudley Standish looking to stall.
Hudley Standish is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Hudley Standish.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Hudley Standish.
Gracie jumps guard but Hudley Standish stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gracie jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hudley Standish is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hudley Standish's back instead.
Hudley Standish is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Hudley Standish pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Hudley Standish dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie is looking to clinch.
Hudley Standish cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Hudley Standish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hudley Standish plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hudley Standish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charles Hudley Standish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudley Standish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Hudley Standish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hudley Standish throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hudley Standish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hudley Standish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudley Standish looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hudley Standish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hudley Standish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hudley Standish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudley Standish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hudley Standish tries to clinch

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Hudley Standish didn't expect that.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hudley Standish keeps moving.
Hudley Standish wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hudley Standish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie stands up and waves to Hudley Standish to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish misses with a double jab.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hudley Standish.
Hudley Standish throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Gracie is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Hudley Standish and Gracie falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hudley Standish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Hudley Standish!