PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Idiot bez irokeza. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marihuanich
vs
Gracie

175 cm
41
175 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

185 cm
29
180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bariga Marihuanich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marihuanich misses with a body kick.
Marihuanich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marihuanich throws a body kick that misses.
Bariga Marihuanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marihuanich missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marihuanich avoiding damage.
Marihuanich trying to land knees to the body.
Marihuanich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marihuanich missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marihuanich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marihuanich tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marihuanich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Marihuanich holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Marihuanich tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Marihuanich trying to land knees to the body.
Marihuanich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Marihuanich presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marihuanich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marihuanich to keep the fight standing.
Marihuanich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marihuanich trying to land knees to the body.
Marihuanich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marihuanich with a knee to the head.
Marihuanich slowing the pace effectively.
Marihuanich misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Marihuanich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Marihuanich back against the cage.
The referee calls for Marihuanich to work.
Marihuanich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Marihuanich.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Marihuanich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Marihuanich tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Marihuanich holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Marihuanich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bariga Marihuanich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceaser Gracie.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marihuanich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marihuanich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marihuanich tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Marihuanich tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Marihuanich.
Marihuanich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Marihuanich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marihuanich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Marihuanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Marihuanich holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marihuanich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marihuanich smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Marihuanich dominated that round.
That's time! Marihuanich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marihuanich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie staying out of range there.

Marihuanich clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marihuanich smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Marihuanich finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Marihuanich throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Marihuanich avoids it easily.
Marihuanich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Marihuanich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Marihuanich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Marihuanich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marihuanich is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marihuanich.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Marihuanich.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marihuanich smiles and moves away.
Bariga Marihuanich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Marihuanich closes the distance and clinches.
Marihuanich throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Marihuanich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marihuanich walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bariga Marihuanich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceaser Gracie.
Marihuanich misses the jab.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich misses with the combination.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Marihuanich closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Marihuanich holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie avoiding damage as Marihuanich throws knees to the body.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marihuanich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marihuanich works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Marihuanich misses with a punch to the body.
Marihuanich stalls.
Marihuanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie blocks a body shot from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Marihuanich dominated that second round.
That's time! Marihuanich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marihuanich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marihuanich defends it well.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.

Marihuanich moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Marihuanich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marihuanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but Marihuanich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Marihuanich has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Marihuanich.
Gracie jumps guard but Marihuanich stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bariga Marihuanich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceaser Gracie.
Marihuanich tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Marihuanich back against the cage.
Marihuanich tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marihuanich can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Marihuanich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marihuanich avoiding damage.
Marihuanich tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Marihuanich lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marihuanich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marihuanich avoiding damage.
Bariga Marihuanich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marihuanich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marihuanich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marihuanich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marihuanich is stalling here.
Marihuanich gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Marihuanich can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Marihuanich holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marihuanich smiles and moves away.
Marihuanich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marihuanich cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Marihuanich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marihuanich 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Marihuanich!
As Bariga Marihuanich got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Now everybody can see Ceaser Gracie cant fight.He loves nascvai.He loves tehniqe. He is pussy. He is pure non-street nascvaier(I mean BJJ pussy). He never kicked somebody right to the face, then sombody was lying on theground.Не is animal not human.'.