PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Griswold
vs
Gracie

178 cm
23
147 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
147 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griswold counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Griswold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Griswold is out of range.
Griswold connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griswold.
A big right from Griswold misses.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griswold.
Clark Griswold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Griswold tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
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.
Nice body kick from Griswold.
Gracie looks gassed!
Griswold connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griswold.
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!
Griswold scores with a jab.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Griswold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griswold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Griswold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griswold throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griswold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griswold counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands with a thumping leg kick.

Griswold has managed to clinch.
Griswold lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Griswold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Griswold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Griswold missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Griswold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Griswold lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griswold.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griswold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Griswold keeps him there for the moment.
Griswold prevents a body shot from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griswold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griswold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Griswold moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Clark Griswold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Griswold.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griswold lands a head shot.

Griswold moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Griswold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Griswold.
Griswold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.

Gracie is rocked!
Griswold slows down the pace here.
Griswold avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Griswold lands a shot to the body.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griswold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griswold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griswold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griswold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griswold trying to land knees to the body.
Griswold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griswold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griswold cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie moves out of range as Griswold strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Griswold misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Griswold misses with a straight left.
Griswold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griswold.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Griswold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Griswold finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Griswold closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Griswold lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Griswold dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griswold can pounce on him.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Griswold slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Griswold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Griswold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griswold, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griswold.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie tries to bum rush Griswold with a series of wild strikes but Griswold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griswold counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.

Griswold moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold lands an uppercut.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Griswold.
Griswold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Griswold improves position.
Griswold lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Griswold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griswold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Griswold digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Griswold.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Griswold lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Griswold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Griswold.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griswold.
Clark Griswold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Griswold pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Clark Griswold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griswold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Griswold tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Griswold avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Griswold has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie tries to circle away but Griswold has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie wants to break free but Griswold has control.
Griswold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Revan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griswold 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Griswold!