PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: A Day to Remember - . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gordon
vs
Gracie

183 cm
22
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!
Explosion Dominance Clothing

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tota Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gordon is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Gordon circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tota Gracie.

Gordon darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gordon is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Gordon.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Gordon sprawls well.

Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Gordon around his waist. Gordon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gordon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gordon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie prevents Gordon from getting back to his feet.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gordon wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Gordon is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gordon is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gordon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gordon's guard now.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie prevents Gordon from getting back to his feet.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordon swinging wildly here.

Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gordon's efforts to push away.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gordon counters by moving into the clinch.

Gordon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Gordon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gordon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gordon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gordon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gordon working the head and body with strikes.

Gordon is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gordon to get the leverage.
Gordon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and Gordon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gordon.

Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie leaves Gordon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Gordon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gordon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gordon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gordon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gordon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gordon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gordon has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gordon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gordon tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gordon wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gordon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Gordon scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Gordon pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gordon scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Gordon which made him look bad.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tota Gracie.
Gordon stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Good standup being displayed there by Gordon as he connects with a hook.
Gordon throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gordon wants to clinch

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Gordon fights it but they end up in guard.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Gordon's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gordon tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Gordon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gordon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gordon duly obliges.
Gordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordon stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.

Gordon has managed to clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gordon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Gordon.
Gordon tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Gordon around his waist. Gordon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gordon pulls guard.
Gracie pushing down on Gordon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gordon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gordon is looking to escape.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tota Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gordon looks like he's trying to stand up.
John Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gordon scores with a hook.

Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tota Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Gordon.
Gordon lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Gordon both land. Nice combination.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie prevents Gordon from escaping the position.

Gracie has hold of Gordon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gordon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Gordon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gordon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tota Gracie!