PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. Funnie has chosen Doug Theme Song as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doug Funnie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gracie
vs
Funnie

180 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing
M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Funnie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funnie missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Funnie avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Funnie.

Gracie clinches up against the cage.

Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funnie is one step ahead there.
Funnie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funnie is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Funnie has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Funnie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funnie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Funnie 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.
Funnie wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Funnie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Funnie is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Funnie keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Funnie - that will leave a mark!
Funnie misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Funnie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Funnie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funnie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funnie tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funnie. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funnie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Ramon Gracie has been cut.
Funnie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funnie throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Funnie stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Funnie closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Funnie misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Funnie.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funnie avoids it.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Funnie avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gracie manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funnie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funnie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Funnie counters with a nice uppercut.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into Funnie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Funnie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funnie manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Funnie's guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Funnie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnie is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funnie avoid being mounted?
Funnie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Funnie is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Funnie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
Gracie breaks Funnie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Funnie is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Funnie keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Funnie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie won't allow Funnie to get back to his feet.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Funnie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie trying to control but Funnie is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Funnie is keeping the position.
Funnie is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Funnie keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Funnie misses.
Funnie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Funnie misses with a head kick.
Funnie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Funnie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Funnie's waist but Funnie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funnie.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Funnie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doug Funnie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funnie lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Funnie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Funnie throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Funnie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Funnie punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Funnie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie wants to clinch but Funnie slips to the side
and Funnie counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnie slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funnie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.

Funnie tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Funnie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funnie tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A short right from Funnie.
Funnie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gracie jumps guard and drags Funnie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Funnie from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Funnie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Funnie preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie controlling from the top position.
Funnie tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is pulling down on Funnie's head. It's preventing any offense from Funnie, at least for the moment.

Gracie pushes a forearm under Funnie's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Funnie is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ramon Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.