PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob $tone (ranked 5944 p4p, 22363 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 444 p4p, 487 weight class). Gracie has chosen Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Renato Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

$tone
vs
Gracie

170 cm
30
145
8 - 5 - 1

175 cm
42
155
34 - 14 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Carnage Clothing

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
$tone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
$tone is looking to counter punch.
$tone throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some bone on bone action there as $tone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from $tone.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and $tone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
$tone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
$tone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kung Pao in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
$tone checks a leg kick.

$tone has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
$tone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
$tone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with $tone's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
$tone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by $tone.
$tone takes a shot to the head.
$tone lands a left hand.

$tone manages to break the clinch.
$tone cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by $tone.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
$tone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
$tone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.

$tone moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Gracie.

$tone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
$tone lands a high kick!
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
$tone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
$tone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
$tone throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

$tone clinches with his opponent.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
$tone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by $tone.
Gracie blocks a body shot from $tone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by $tone.
$tone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
$tone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
$tone struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
$tone gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
$tone digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
A short left from $tone.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.

$tone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
$tone moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from $tone. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
$tone throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
$tone lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and $tone counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from $tone.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but $tone avoids it.
$tone tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
$tone misses with a double jab.
$tone lands a slapping body shot.
$tone walks into a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook. $tone ducked under it nicely.
Gracie thumps $tone with a low kick.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a leg kick but $tone checks it.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
$tone is looking to counter with head kicks.
$tone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on $tone's shoulder, as $tone tries to avoid the shot.
$tone tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A leg kick checked by $tone.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
$tone throws a good cross that connects.
$tone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
$tone is looking to clinch.
$tone takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
$tone looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
$tone jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
$tone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
$tone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
$tone tries to clinch up.
$tone throws a nice outside leg kick.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie moves out of range as $tone throws a body kick.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. $tone moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but $tone uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
$tone tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.

$tone darts in and clinches Gracie up against the ropes.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but $tone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob $tone dominated that round.
That's time! $tone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from $tone.
Gracie moves away from the strike by $tone.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
$tone lands a body shot.
$tone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
$tone slips under a jab.
$tone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
$tone delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
$tone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
$tone swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rob $tone is winning the standup battle so far.
$tone scores with a head kick.
$tone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie looks to land a left hand but $tone moved out of range nicely.
$tone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
$tone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
$tone misses with a head kick.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
$tone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
$tone blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie connects with a leg kick.
$tone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but $tone moves out of range.
$tone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws a leg kick but $tone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by $tone.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from $tone.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
$tone doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
$tone staying out of range there.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but $tone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract $tone.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from $tone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie staying out of range there.
$tone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. $tone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone throws a half hearted mid kick.
$tone misses with a head kick.
That kick from $tone tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
$tone avoids a kick to the body.
$tone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
$tone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
$tone throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
$tone misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but $tone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
$tone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from $tone.
Gracie throws a body punch but $tone moves out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but $tone blocks it.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
$tone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but $tone checks it.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but $tone is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
$tone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by $tone. $tone maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

$tone manages to break the clinch.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. $tone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
$tone misses with a body shot
and $tone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by $tone. Beautiful body shot.
$tone connects with an inside leg kick.
$tone scores with a leg kick.
$tone lands a head kick!
$tone lands a jab.
A nice leg kick from $tone, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie clobbers $tone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as $tone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie misses the jab.
$tone throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
$tone moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
$tone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
$tone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
$tone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
$tone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
$tone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as $tone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and $tone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
$tone checks a leg kick.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
$tone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
$tone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
$tone doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that $tone sees coming a mile off.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
$tone pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone throws a body shot but no joy.
$tone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob $tone dominated that second round.
That's time! $tone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie checks a leg kick.
$tone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
$tone misses with a wild body shot.
$tone moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. $tone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
$tone thinks about countering with a head kick.
$tone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
It looked like $tone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from $tone.

$tone has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by $tone.
$tone tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.

$tone manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
$tone throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but $tone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
$tone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
$tone checks the leg kick.
$tone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
$tone slips under a jab from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
Gracie lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from $tone.
$tone tries a head kick but it misses.
$tone slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by $tone.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and $tone is able to avoid easily.
$tone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
$tone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
$tone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
$tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
$tone scores with a jab to the body.
$tone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
$tone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

$tone clinches.
$tone presses Gracie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, $tone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rob $tone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
$tone blocks a jab.
$tone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
$tone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from $tone. Gracie shrugs it off though.
$tone scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but $tone checks it well.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but $tone moved away.
$tone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
$tone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
$tone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
$tone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
$tone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie blocks a head kick by $tone.
$tone works the jab nicely.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
$tone scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by $tone.
$tone scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
$tone walks into a left hand.
$tone is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
$tone throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. $tone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
$tone scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
$tone blocks a jab.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
$tone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for $tone's leg but $tone calmly moves out of range.
Crunch! $tone slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
$tone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by $tone.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from $tone. Gracie shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches $tone on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
$tone blocks a jab.
$tone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie tries a quick counter leg kick but $tone is wise to it.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
$tone scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
$tone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie throws a hook but $tone blocks it.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
$tone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
$tone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as $tone throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
$tone walks into a left hand.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping $tone at a distance.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
$tone tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but $tone moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob $tone.
Well $tone 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob $tone!
Our winner, Rob $tone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Renato Gracie had this to say: 'RIP'D by VIP... '.