PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Disgracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bao Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tran's choice of entrance music: Gee. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Disgracie
vs
Tran

163 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Disgracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bao Tran!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Disgracie has closed the distance and engaged Tran in a clinch.
Disgracie misses with a body punch.

Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Disgracie rushes Tran and presses him up against the cage.
Disgracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Disgracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disgracie is trying to pull guard but Tran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Disgracie goes for a takedown attempt but Tran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Disgracie closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disgracie tries a body shot but Tran blocks it.
Tran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Disgracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Disgracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tran tries to break the clinch but Disgracie is controlling the position.
Disgracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tran stops a takedown attempt from Disgracie.
Disgracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disgracie misses with the head strike.
Disgracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Disgracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tran can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Disgracie tries to break the clinch but Tran is controlling the position.
A short right from Disgracie.
Disgracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Disgracie wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tran misses.
Disgracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tran is looking for the big counter here.
Tran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Disgracie has closed the distance and engaged Tran in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to break the clinch but Disgracie is controlling the position.
Tran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Disgracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disgracie.
Disgracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tran after a bit of a struggle.

Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Disgracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Tran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Disgracie closes the distance and clinches.
Tran lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Tran blocks a body shot from Disgracie.
Tran prevents the takedown attempt.
Tran misses with a body punch.
Disgracie tries to work over Tran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Disgracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Disgracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Disgracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Disgracie wants to break free but Tran has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Disgracie backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Disgracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Tran circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tran misses.

Disgracie closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Disgracie.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Disgracie.
Tran tries to circle away but Disgracie has him pinned against the cage.
Royce Disgracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Disgracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tran fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Disgracie pushes Tran up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disgracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Disgracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disgracie.
Disgracie tries to throw a body punch but Tran avoids it by throwing Disgracie back against the cage.
Disgracie jumps guard but Tran turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Disgracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disgracie tries to break the clinch but Tran is controlling the position.
Disgracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Disgracie is trying to break the clinch but Tran has him pressed against the cage.
Tran tries to break free but Disgracie pushes him back against the cage.
Disgracie just leaning against Tran, taking a breather.
Disgracie wants to break free but Tran has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disgracie.
Disgracie keeps control of Tran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Disgracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Disgracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Disgracie stalling in the clinch.
Tran is looking to break free of the clinch but Disgracie has double underhooks.

Disgracie decides to pull guard.

Tran gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Royce Disgracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disgracie wants to clinch but Tran slips to the side
and Tran counters with a one-two to the body.
Disgracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tran can do to turn this around?
Disgracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie misses with a wild combination.
Disgracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Disgracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Royce Disgracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disgracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Disgracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Disgracie.

It looks like Bao Tran has been cut.
Disgracie misses with a double jab
and Tran counters with a three punch combo that has Disgracie backing up. Disgracie nods at Tran to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie loads up on a big right hand but Tran slips the punch.
Tran tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bao Tran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Disgracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tran throws a counter combo.

Disgracie clinches.
Tran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disgracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Tran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tran.
Tran has Disgracie pressed against the cage, preventing Disgracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tran tries to throw a body punch but Disgracie avoids it by throwing Tran back against the cage.
Disgracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Disgracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Disgracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bao Tran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Disgracie misses with a wild combination.
Tran unleashes a big counter combination but Disgracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disgracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Tran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Disgracie forces Tran back against the cage and clinches.
Disgracie tries to break free but Tran pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Tran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Disgracie.
Tran lands a nice uppercut.
Disgracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disgracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disgracie has Tran pushed against the cage.

Disgracie wants the takedown. Tran is fighting it off but Disgracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tran's guard against the cage.

Tran pushes Disgracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Disgracie tries to clinch
and Tran counters with a nice body shot.
Tran swats away the attempt to clinch by Disgracie.
Disgracie is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Disgracie tries to clinch up but Tran circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disgracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie misses with a double jab
and Tran counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disgracie misses with a few strikes there.
Disgracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disgracie tries to clinch
and Tran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Disgracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Disgracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disgracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tran wants to counter the offense by Disgracie and move into the clinch position.
Disgracie misses the body punch
letting Tran counter with a right hand.
Disgracie wants to clinch up but Tran keeps it at a distance.
Tran unleashes a big counter combination but Disgracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Disgracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tran counters with a three punch combo that has Disgracie backing up. Disgracie nods at Tran to acknowledge the strikes.
Disgracie is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Disgracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tran counters with a nice body shot.
Disgracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Disgracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tran counters with a left and a right that stings Disgracie.
Disgracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Tran's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bao Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Disgracie thinking.
Tran avoids a punch combination nicely.

Disgracie moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Disgracie has him pressed against the cage.
Royce Disgracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tran tries a body shot but Disgracie blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bao Tran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Disgracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Disgracie!
In defeat, Bao Tran stepped up to the mic, saying 'whatever'.