PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Laloosh
vs
Gracie

200 cm
30
220 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

185 cm
31
211 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuke Laloosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Laloosh circles away easily
and Laloosh counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
enabling Laloosh to counter with a crisp jab.
Laloosh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Laloosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Laloosh counters with an inside leg kick.
Laloosh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Laloosh cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laloosh counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Laloosh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Laloosh catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Laloosh counter with a right hand.
Nuke Laloosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Laloosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but Laloosh avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to move into range but Laloosh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Laloosh lands a big uppercut and Gracie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gracie looks OK. Laloosh waves Gracie back to his feet!

Gracie is rocked!
Laloosh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laloosh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Laloosh finish him?

Gracie shoots in and bounces Laloosh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Laloosh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laloosh seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Laloosh is retaining full guard.
Laloosh has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Laloosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is fighting to break Laloosh's control of his arms but Laloosh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh wants to sweep but no luck.
Laloosh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Laloosh is keeping the position.
Laloosh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laloosh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laloosh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laloosh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Laloosh is keeping the position.
Gracie postures up in Laloosh's guard and throws a big left but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laloosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Laloosh dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie throws an elbow but Laloosh slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laloosh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie cracks Laloosh with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Laloosh prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Laloosh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!

Laloosh looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie turns into Laloosh and is now in his guard.
Laloosh wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laloosh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Laloosh is retaining full guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laloosh holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuke Laloosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie wants to slow Laloosh down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Laloosh counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Laloosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Laloosh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nuke Laloosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Laloosh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Laloosh blocks it.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right handed body shot lands from Laloosh.
Laloosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Laloosh presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laloosh is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laloosh is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Laloosh.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laloosh presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laloosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
Laloosh lands a body punch.
Laloosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laloosh presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laloosh lands a shot to the body.
Laloosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Laloosh scores with a hook to the body.
Laloosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laloosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Laloosh as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laloosh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laloosh lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Laloosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Laloosh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laloosh.
Laloosh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nuke Laloosh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laloosh lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Laloosh.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Laloosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laloosh works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.

Laloosh manages to break the clinch.
BAM! Laloosh delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gracie like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Nuke Laloosh!
Nuke Laloosh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Helio Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for giving me a chance making him better just by entering ring.'.