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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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170 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dynamite Roll!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Roll looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Roll scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Roll shoots in.
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roll.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roll!
Roll manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roll looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Roll is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roll misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vitor Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Roll tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roll looks gassed!
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Roll tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roll napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roll tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roll stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Roll sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roll wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roll wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roll forces his way into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Roll avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roll passes into side control.
Roll cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Roll is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roll misses with the ground and pound.
Roll is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Roll keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor 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.
Roll tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roll swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dynamite Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Vitor Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Roll looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roll looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roll gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Roll defends it easily.
Roll trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Roll throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roll's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Roll pulls Gracie in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Roll is keeping the position.
Roll can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roll desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roll is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie prevents Roll from improving his position.
Roll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roll is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Roll closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roll sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roll is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Roll swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vitor Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Donk. Gracie catches Roll right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Roll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roll has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Roll avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roll shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roll throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roll gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vitor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roll wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roll gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Roll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roll trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roll throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Vitor Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Roll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roll with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roll wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roll lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie tries to hold on but Roll pushes him away.
Dynamite Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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