PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 1316 p4p, 2380 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 154 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Chaize

174 cm
24
156
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
31
160
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaize doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaize throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chaize throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize tries to clinch up.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Chaize misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize lands a jab.
Chaize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaize lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Chaize, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chaize misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaize scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize lands a two punch combo.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Chaize scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chaize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Chaize gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chaize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaize displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Chaize tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaize lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chaize darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Chaize as the two fighters clinch.
Chaize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaize using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chaize smiles and moves away.
Chaize misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaize misses the target.
Gracie slips under a jab from Chaize.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaize tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaize to the ground. Chaize escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaize scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice leg kick from Chaize, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaize walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaize misses the target.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaize connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Chaize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaize misses the jab.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Chaize with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaize sprawls and moves away.
Gracie slips a jab from Chaize.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chaize lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaize 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chaize throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacques Chaize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
Chaize doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chaize lands with an overhand left.
Chaize scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.

Chaize closes the distance and clinches.
Chaize landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaize misses with a knee to the head.
Chaize stalling in the clinch.
Chaize tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.

Chaize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaize throws a right hand that misses

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chaize!
Chaize tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize wants to get back to his feet.
Chaize tries to break free.

Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chaize defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Chaize rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize trying to control but not successfully.
Chaize turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Chaize tries to pass.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Chaize blocks a jab.
Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Chaize misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Chaize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Chaize lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chaize throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaize throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaize sprawls and moves away.
Chaize throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Chaize kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Chaize avoids it well and moves away.
Chaize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Chaize.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaize sprawls and moves away.
Chaize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Chaize misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaize sprawls and moves away.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie moves forwards but Chaize connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chaize lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Chaize doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chaize throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie moves out of range as Chaize strikes.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Chaize avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaize to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaize throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Chaize misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaize throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Chaize counters with a right hand to the body.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chaize throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Chaize didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chaize working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chaize winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!