PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Gracie Family Entrada. Easton has chosen I Do It as his entrance music. Kompakt Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gracie
vs
Easton

225 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 15 - 0

175 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kompakt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Easton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Easton throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Easton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Easton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Easton fails to land with a series of punches.
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easton looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Easton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Easton lands a jab to the head.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Easton moves out of range.
Easton looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Easton looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Easton swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Easton misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Easton looks gassed!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Easton.
Kompakt Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a head kick. Easton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Easton tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.

A head kick lands from Gracie that sends Easton to the canvas. Easton tries to scramble back to his feet but Gracie brings him back down into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie prevents Easton from escaping the position.
Easton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Gracie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Easton to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Easton's shoulder, as Easton tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Easton counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easton tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Easton.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easton.
Easton misses with the combination.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Easton lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Easton stumbling back into the cage.
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easton lands with a nice body punch.
Easton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Easton.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Easton blocks the leg kick.
Easton tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Easton avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Easton moves out of range.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easton 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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Easton misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kompakt Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Easton checks a low kick from Gracie.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Easton tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Easton avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Kompakt Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Easton throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easton misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Kompakt Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Easton. Those never looked like landing.
Easton swinging wildly here.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Easton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Easton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Easton 's knee.
Easton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Easton.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Easton saw that one coming.
Easton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Easton.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Easton moved out of range.
Easton misses with a two punch combination.
Easton moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Easton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gracie.
Easton moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Easton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie wants to slow Easton down by chopping away at his legs.
Easton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Easton throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Easton misses with a wild combination.
Easton avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Easton doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Easton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Easton throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton staying out of range there.
Easton 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.
Easton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Easton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Easton throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easton avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Easton moves out of range.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Gracie throws a head kick but Easton moves out of range.
Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kompakt Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Easton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Easton 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.
Easton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Easton misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Easton shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a body punch but Easton moves out of range.
Easton tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Easton.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Easton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Easton counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Easton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easton misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Easton shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Easton.
Easton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Easton moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie lands a head kick. Easton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Easton misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easton. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Easton.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Easton misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Easton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easton cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Easton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easton avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Easton blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Easton throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Easton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Easton tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Easton off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Easton.
Easton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Easton looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easton moves away.
Easton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Easton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Easton blocks a head kick by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Easton checks it well.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easton moves away.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Easton saw that one coming.
Gracie is looking to wear down Easton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Easton. Those never looked like landing.
Easton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Easton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Easton blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Easton fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Easton fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Easton avoids it.
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!

Easton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Adam Easton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Easton can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kompakt Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kompakt Gracie!