PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Wilson (ranked 4802 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Blanco Gracie (ranked 5109 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Blanco Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilson
vs
Blanco Gracie

192 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Blanco Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Leo Blanco Gracie has been cut.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Blanco Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Blanco 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.

Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Will Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilson tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wilson closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Leo Blanco Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Gracie.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Gracie.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Blanco Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Blanco Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.

Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
Wilson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Will Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Blanco Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A body shot lands from Wilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Blanco Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Blanco Gracie!