PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boby Beans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is r this town i 101. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gracie
vs
Beans

195 cm
37
280 lbs
57 - 22 - 0

198 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boby Beans!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Beans catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Beans keeps it at a distance.
Beans just misses with a punch to the body.
Beans cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beans slips under a jab from Gracie.
Beans looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

Gracie rushes Beans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beans throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Beans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Beans breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a jab when Beans was well out of range.
Beans missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beans avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Beans.
Gracie thumps Beans with a low kick.
A big left from Beans misses.
Beans misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beans.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Beans avoids nicely.
Beans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beans misses with a straight left.
Beans misses with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beans won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie trying to control the action but Beans is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Beans is defending well.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie working away.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Beans being controlled for a moment.
Beans is not content to let Gracie control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beans is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beans can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Beans is defending well.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beans is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beans struggling a bit here.
Gracie landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beans is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asshole Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie wants to clinch up but Beans keeps it at a distance.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beans swivels and escapes.

Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beans on his heels. He'll look to pass Beans's guard now, I'm sure.
Beans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beans wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Beans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beans regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
Beans keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie throws a strike but Beans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Beans to get to half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Beans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beans's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Beans throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is pressing down on Beans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Beans has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at SS Elite *$100 ELITE LEVEL SPARRING AND COACHES* . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Beans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beans is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beans avoid being mounted?
Gracie trying to control the action but Beans is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Beans won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Beans tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Beans is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asshole Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beans misses with a wild body shot.

It looks like Boby Beans has been cut.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beans.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Asshole Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Beans.
A combination from Beans does no damage.
Beans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beans throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beans misses the shot to the body.
Beans lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Beans coming out on top.
Gracie slips a straight right by Beans.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Beans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beans tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boby Beans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asshole Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beans misses with a two punch combination.
Beans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Beans - just one landing.
Beans takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Boby Beans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Beans catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beans circles away.
Beans stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Beans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie blocks a jab.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beans taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beans trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Boby Beans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beans is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Beans struggling a bit here.
Beans is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beans struggling a bit here.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the ground and pound.

That has opened up Boby Beans's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

The cut above Boby Beans's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boby Beans's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Asshole Gracie!
After the fight, Asshole Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.