PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 23138 p4p, 22314 weight class) and Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 485 p4p, 516 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Badweather Jr has chosen Ay poyoo- GOAT as his entrance music. Renato Gracie is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gracie
vs
Badweather Jr

175 cm
41
155
29 - 10 - 2

173 cm
26
150
9 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Gracie tenderised Badweather Jr's leg. Badweather Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Badweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie digs a good hook to Badweather Jr's body.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Badweather Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Badweather Jr off balance momentarily.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Badweather Jr moves away and avoids it.
Badweather Jr cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Badweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Badweather Jr throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badweather Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie is looking to slow Badweather Jr down with leg kicks.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Badweather Jr moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie works Badweather Jr's body with a nice hook.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Badweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badweather Jr digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Badweather Jr's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Badweather Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Badweather Jr.

Badweather Jr tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Badweather Jr blocks an uppercut.
Badweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie tries to work over Badweather Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badweather Jr backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badweather Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badweather Jr.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie prevents Badweather Jr from breaking the clinch.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badweather Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie gets through Badweather Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Badweather Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Badweather Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badweather Jr. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badweather Jr. That did some damage!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badweather Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Badweather Jr does no damage.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Badweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badweather Jr. That did some damage!
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head but Badweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badweather Jr checks a leg kick.
Badweather Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Badweather Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Badweather Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badweather Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the ropes.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badweather Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Badweather Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badweather Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Badweather Jr misses.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Badweather Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a body punch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Badweather Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Badweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badweather Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Gracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that round.
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.

A big right from Gracie misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Badweather Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badweather Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Badweather Jr's head.
Badweather Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Badweather Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Badweather Jr is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badweather Jr can do to turn this around?
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badweather Jr slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badweather Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a head shot.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Badweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Badweather Jr slips a straight right by Gracie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Badweather Jr down.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badweather Jr on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Badweather Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie blocks a jab.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Badweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Badweather Jr missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badweather Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badweather Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Badweather Jr's leg. Badweather Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Badweather Jr down.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Badweather Jr jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Badweather Jr missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook.
Gracie feints and then cracks Badweather Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badweather Jr down.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
Badweather Jr digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is looking to slow Badweather Jr down with leg kicks.
Gracie thows a body kick. Badweather Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badweather Jr scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badweather Jr misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Badweather Jr's shoulder, as Badweather Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Badweather Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Badweather Jr throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Badweather Jr misses the shot to the body.
Badweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie is looking to slow Badweather Jr down with leg kicks.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Badweather Jr sees coming a mile off.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Badweather Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie misses with a hook.
Badweather Jr swinging wildly here.
Badweather Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Badweather Jr checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badweather Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Badweather Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Badweather Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gracie.
Badweather Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie slips a straight right by Badweather Jr.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Badweather Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Badweather Jr checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie cracks Badweather Jr with an open hand slap.
Gracie cracks Badweather Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie tries to work over Badweather Jr's front leg with a kick but Badweather Jr checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Badweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Badweather Jr misses with a combination
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Badweather Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Badweather Jr back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badweather Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr blocking some punches.
Badweather Jr blocks an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Badweather Jr off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badweather Jr. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badweather Jr blocks a jab.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badweather Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Badweather Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badweather Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badweather Jr. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badweather Jr.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Badweather Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badweather Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badweather Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie misses with a hook. Badweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Badweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie cracks Badweather Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Badweather Jr tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Badweather Jr slips the punch.
Lloyd Badweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie catches Badweather Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Badweather Jr's shoulder, as Badweather Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr throws a counter combo.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head but Badweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Gracie punishes Badweather Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Renato Gracie gave a big smile as he said 'Daddy's home Tokyo!!! Subarashī! Doumo doumo! That's what I'm about, getting that revenge! VIP? Nah he .. RIP! WHO!? RIP! WHO!? RIP! VIP? RIP!'.